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kaucja — 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.
  • bailout noun A rescue, especially money provided to save a struggling company, bank, or economy from collapse.
  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.

Senses

kaucja is used for these senses in English:

  • bail (countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
  • bailout A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
  • 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.

bail — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
  2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
  3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

bailout — full definition

  1. noun A rescue, especially money provided to save a struggling company, bank, or economy from collapse.
  2. noun The act of parachuting out of an aircraft in an emergency.

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