caution — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- surety noun A guarantee or promise, especially one to cover someone else's debt or obligation if they fail to pay it.
Senses
caution is used for these senses in English:
- bail bond (US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.
- deposit A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
- security deposit An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation.
- surety (legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
bail — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- verb To scoop water out of a boat.
- verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.
deposit — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
- verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.