/ Dictionary / Index B bailment: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bail•ment Pronunciation: (bāl'munt), [key] — n. Law. the delivery of personal property returnable to the bailor after being held for some purpose. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bailment (Thesaurus) bailiwick bailor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language