bailout

1 of 2

noun

bail·​out ˈbāl-ˌau̇t How to pronounce bailout (audio)
: a rescue from financial distress

bail out

2 of 2

verb

bailed out; bailing out; bails out

intransitive verb

1
: to parachute from an aircraft
2
: to abandon a harmful or difficult situation
also : leave, depart

Examples of bailout in a Sentence

Noun government bailouts of large corporations Verb if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out the government bailed out the savings and loan industry
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Patricia Gallagher Newberry Cincinnati’s 10-year-old bike share program will survive at least another year, following a nine-day sprint to put together a public-private bailout. The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024 Pakistan is likely to get the final installment of $1.1 billion from the IMF under the 2023 bailout deal agreed to by both sides last year. Munir Ahmed, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 Administrators of these pension plans need every tool available to them to protect taxpayers against massive bailouts. Carlos Curbelo, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 If the Emirati funds materialize as promised, analysts say, the cash, along with a new bailout agreement with the International Monetary Fund expected within weeks, will help Egypt stabilize its economy. Nada Rashwan, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 The bailouts had been promised by state legislators on the condition that the district would shutter several of its campuses and sell off some of its properties. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024 The legacy financial system of trust imposes implicit taxes on the economy, through bank failure, government bailouts, crony capitalism, and inflation. Korok Ray, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Two of the Big Three companies, GM and Chrysler, went bankrupt in 2009 and needed federal bailouts to survive. Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024 In a matter of months, the company went from planning an IPO to laying off thousands and procuring a multi-billion-dollar bailout. Ethan M Steinberg, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
Verb
Berkshire just last year bailed out of Marsh McLennan, but still holds stakes in Aon AON -0.6% and Insurance Australia Group. John Dobosz, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 After Towns missed a go-ahead look from well beyond the arc in the final five seconds of regulation, Rudy Gobert appeared to be trying to foul Caruso in a tie game, only to be bailed out by a Bulls timeout. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024 Unlike state-run insurance, the flood insurance program could be bailed out at any time by the federal government’s ability to print money. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024 The referendum failed by a razor-thin margin — with some politicians and political experts eventually blaming the loss on the government’s refusal to bail out the Nordiques. Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024 What’s more, JavaScript was, in a sense, bailed out of its terribleness by colossal advancements in software engineering and industry-wide efforts. Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024 Ten Oaks Management claims Boeing lured it into bailing out the floundering parts supplier while withholding information about what that would mean financially. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2024 The series series was initially bailed out by a Chiefs’ holding penalty and a Brandon Aiyuk third-down conversion. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024 That side of the ball has been bailing out the Chiefs' mistake-prone offense for much of the season. Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1939, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bailout was in 1925

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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bail out

verb
1
: to jump out of an airplane with a parachute
2
: to help from a difficult situation

Legal Definition

bailout

noun
bail·​out ˈbāl-ˌau̇t How to pronounce bailout (audio)
: a rescue from financial distress

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