bailout

American  

[beyl-out] / ˈbeɪlˌaʊt /

Or bail-out

noun

1. the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.

2. an instance of coming to the rescue, especially financially.

   a government bailout of a large company.

3. an alternative, additional choice, or the like.

   If the highway is jammed, you have two side roads as bailouts.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or consisting of means for relieving an emergency situation.

   bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses.

bailout British  

/ ˈbeɪlaʊt /

noun

1. an act of bailing out, usually by the government, of a failing institution or business

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Etymology

Origin of bailout

First recorded in 1950–55; noun and adjective use of the verb phrase bail out

Example Sentences

Vanke, which has about $170.43 billion in assets, is set to become the latest domino to fall after the Shenzhen government abruptly reversed its position on a partial bailout of the developer.

From The Wall Street Journal

To defend the peso, the U.S. provided Argentina with a $20 billion bailout, boosting an ally in Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Top administration officials have been discussing the bailout behind the scenes for months.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Glaswegian was a director of Royal Bank of Scotland in the wake of a government bailout, and of BP as the oil major sought to recover from its Deepwater Horizon disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country secured a $2.9 billion bailout loan from the IMF, which has said the economy has since stabilised, but Sri Lanka must maintain its reforms, including austerity measures.

From Barron's