bailout
noun
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
bailouts
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pluralof bailout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The South L.A. hospital has operated in the red in recent years and received a total of $68 million in what amount to bailouts from the state and Los Angeles County between 2023 and 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Georgieva said the Fund was prepared to offer financial support to member countries, but that most governments had so far asked for policy guidance rather than cash bailouts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
There is faith that the U.S. government will support prices in the form of stimulus and bailouts.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
She added: "Let's not pretend that these huge bailouts don't come with a cost."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Jamaica's onerous debt burden - the fourth highest per capita - is the result of government bailouts to ailing sectors of the economy, most notably the financial sector in the mid-to-late 1990s.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
