bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
Synonyms
Verb
- bail
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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
Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Buttressed by a $2.9 billion bailout program from the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka’s economy has posted a tentative recovery but the high cost of living remains a core issue for many voters.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
McLaughlin bailed out a dead-in-the-water fourth-and-goal toss by leaving two Bucs grasping at air and dashing into the corner of the end zone to put the Broncos ahead 14-0 late in the first quarter.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
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Noun
For those lucky enough to be unaware, the FSOC is the multi-regulator council that is supposed to reduce future government bailouts by, among other things, identifying threats to financial stability.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Buttressed by a $2.9 billion bailout program from the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka’s economy has posted a tentative recovery but the high cost of living remains a core issue for many voters.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
Minnesota’s defense bailed out its quarterback, however.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
McLaughlin bailed out a dead-in-the-water fourth-and-goal toss by leaving two Bucs grasping at air and dashing into the corner of the end zone to put the Broncos ahead 14-0 late in the first quarter.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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