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
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Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
If the government were to charge a fee to Fannie and Freddie for the guarantee of a bailout in another crisis, some of the mortgage market swings from going private could be mitigated, Wachter said.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
She was bailed out by her birth mother, according to Rosie's social media post.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That was seen by analysts as a symbolic milestone, given France’s stronger fundamentals and Greece’s turbulent market history, which saw its bonds downgraded to junk status in 2010 and subsequent bailouts.
—Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
If the government were to charge a fee to Fannie and Freddie for the guarantee of a bailout in another crisis, some of the mortgage market swings from going private could be mitigated, Wachter said.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Kyle Anderson bailed out a disgusting Warriors possession with a lefty layup, then Curry canned his third 3 to inch within three.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
She was bailed out by her birth mother, according to Rosie's social media post.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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