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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Meanwhile the yields on French government debt traded on bond markets recently rose above those of Greece, which required the biggest EU bailouts after the 2008 global financial crisis.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But because the payments are essentially one-off bailouts, the hospital can’t rely on those funds going forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Perhaps, however, without the Greenspan era’s market bailouts.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
We can continue to patch holes with bailouts and entry barriers, or we can embrace the global competition that is the only true source of long-term financial strength.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 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
