bale
41bale — ▪ I. bale bale 1 [beɪl] verb bale somebody/something → out phrasal verb [transitive] FINANCE to provide money to get a person or organization out of financial trouble; =BAIL OUT: • The restructuring was aimed at baling out the company, freeing… …
42bale — bail, bale 1. The spelling bail (ultimately from Old French bailler ‘to take charge of’) is always used with reference to securing the release of a person with an undertaking to return to court on an appointed day. Figuratively, too, a person or… …
43bale — (bl) 1. a bundle of merchandise, usually pressed and bound in some way. The word bale has been used in many ways to describe standard packages of various commodities. For example, a bale of paper is traditionally equal to 10 reams. In… …
44bale — Roy. BALLE 4. balle ou bale ou bâle 4. (ba l ou ba l ou bâ l ) s. f. Terme d agriculture. Petite paille ou capsule qui sert d enveloppe au grain dans l épi. Balles d avoine, réunion de toutes les petites enveloppes florales qui restent après le… …
45bâle — (bâ l ) s. f. Terme de botanique. Voy. balle 4. balle ou bale ou bâle 4. (ba l ou ba l ou bâ l ) s. f. Terme d agriculture. Petite paille ou capsule qui sert d enveloppe au grain dans l épi. Balles d avoine, réunion de toutes les petites… …
46Balé — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour les articles homophones, voir Balai et Ballet …
47bale — bale1 baleless, adj. baler, n. /bayl/, n., v., baled, baling. n. 1. a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, esp. one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or …
48bale — I UK [beɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms bale : singular bale plural bales a large quantity of something such as paper, cotton fibres, or hay tied tightly for storing or sending somewhere II UK [beɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bale :… …
49Bale — This interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into Britain after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is either a topographical name for someone who lived by a wall of the outer court of a feudal castle, or a metonymic occupational… …
50bale — I [[t]beɪl[/t]] n. v. baled, bal•ing 1) a large bundle, esp. one tightly compressed and secured by wires, cords, or the like: a bale of cotton[/ex] 2) to make into bales • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < AL bala, AF bale pack, bale < Frankish… …
