Definition of BAILEE

bailee

Plural: bailees

Noun

  • A person to whom property is entrusted for a specific purpose.
  • the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
  • One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property of another (called a bailor) in order to keep that property safe for the other.
  • A person who is granted bail.

Examples

  • The rack is a bailee, holding my precious letters until I play them.

Origin / Etymology

From bail + -ee.

Scrabble Score: 8

bailee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bailee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bailee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

bailee: valid Words With Friends Word