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Bailment vs Sale - What's the difference?

bailment | sale |

As nouns the difference between bailment and sale

is that bailment is (obsolete) bail while sale is splinter.

bailment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Bail.
  • (legal) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.

    • Hypernyms

    * (in law) contract

    Hyponyms

    * (in law) deposit * (in law) loan * (in law) mandate * (in law) pawn * (in law) pledge

    Anagrams

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    sale

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sale, sal, from (etyl) . Related also to (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hall.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sale, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (s)
  • An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
  • The sale of goods at reduced prices.
  • The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
    • Derived terms
    * for sale * on sale * regular sales * salesman * sales pitch
    Troponyms
    * (selling of goods at reduced prices) cut-rate sale, sales event * (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) auction, public sale

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