bailout

Or bail-out

[beyl-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.

adjective

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

   bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses.

bailout

/ ˈbeɪlaʊt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bailout¹

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

Example Sentences

But shrinking federal backing, tighter labor and a competitor’s bailout cut close to home.

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A $7 billion IMF bailout helped unlock further loans from friendly nations, staving off collapse.

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It was rescued from near collapse in the 2008 financial crisis by one of the U.S. government’s biggest ever bailouts.

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What is your view of the U.S. bailout for Argentina?

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His tenure followed a nearly two-decade tumultuous stretch for the insurance conglomerate that included near bankruptcy, multiple management changes and the selling off of crown jewels to repay one of the U.S. government’s biggest bailouts.

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