bale // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
a large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up:
bales of hay/straw/cotton/wool
cotton exports of 9.8 million bales
■ verb [+ obj]
to make sth into bales:
The waste paper is baled, then sent for recycling.
PHRASAL VERBS
bale out (of sth); bale sb/sth out (of sth) (BrE)
= BAIL OUT (OF STH), BAIL SB/STH OUT (OF STH)
- debt finance
- debt-laden
- debt load
- debtor
- debtor-in-possession financing
- debtors' ledger
- debt overhang
- debt payment
- debt rating
- debt ratio
- debt relief
- debt restructuring
- debt retirement
- debt-ridden
- debt service
- debt service ratio
- debt swap
- debug
- debut
- deceased
- decelerate
- decentralize
- decision-maker
- decision-making
- decision-making unit