Bail versus Bale
Too often we encountered such words that are merely look alike to each other and have nearly same sound. This lends to confusion that whether these two terms are different or they have same meaning. Even if one is aware of that the terms are indeed indifferent then a new confusion is which term means which meaning. In this article we are going to deal with such two terms only namely bale and bail.
In this article we are going to see meanings of the term described above and also we are going to use them in sentence making for better understanding.
Use of the term bail and bale in sentence making
Bail |
Bale |
Bail as a verb |
Bale as a verb |
Term refers to remove water from a boat or a flooded area, often using a container like a bucket.
Use in sentences After being arrested, Sam had to bail out of jail by posting bail.
The judge decided to bail Sam until the trial date.
Sam and the other sailors had to bail water out of the boat during the storm.
Sam used a bucket to bail out the flooded basement.
Important note Bail term is also used as a noun to show temporary release from the prison. |
Term generally refer to a packaging large, tightly bound and compressed package of material, often hay, straw, cotton, or other agricultural products.
Use in sentences Sam’s printing press received a delivery of a bale of high-quality paper.”
Sam as office manager ordered an additional bale of printing paper for the busy week ahead.
Sam and other workers baled the cotton before transporting it to the textile factory.
After the hay was cut, the Sam and other farmhands used machinery to bale it for storage.
Important note Bale term is also used as a noun to tight packed material. |
Important note
As in the above segment of the article we have seen the meaning of both the words and created sentences using both the terms. We can say that indeed is there is a difference between both the terms and hence they cannot be used interchangeably. To remember the difference we can use a simple trick that is
Term bale and term tight both have “I” in it and hence both the terms should be remembered in coherence to each other.
After knowing the meaning, framed the sentences and acknowledging difference between both the terms let’s now proceed to correct pronunciation of both the terms.
Bale pronounced as bayl
Bail is pronounced as bayl
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Summary
As to quickly summarize what we have learnt in this article first we learned the meaning of both term, bail means either taking water out or temporary release from prison while term bale means activity of packaging something tight. We also framed sentences using both the terms, learnt a simple trick to remember the difference between both the terms and at last we learned about correct pronunciation of both the terms.
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