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
Eltaf Najafizada, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
One of the leading examples is Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo, one of the high-flying officials of the Macri administration and, for many, the one to blame for excessive indebtedness and for rushing to the International Monetary Fund for an emergency bailout when the going got tough.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The bad-debt manager received a $6.6 billion bailout in 2021 after reporting massive losses.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 22 Mar. 2024
Sri Lanka turned to the IMF for help to rescue the economy and secured a bailout package last year.
—Bharatha Mallawarachi, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
Analysts say Egypt is dragging its feet over meeting the conditions of the $3 billion I.M.F. bailout granted last year.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
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
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The Kushners were bailed out nearly a decade later, during the Trump administration, by an investment firm that had ties to the government of Qatar.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The Filer resident bailed out of the Twin Falls County Jail on Friday.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024
Malone bailed out before the plane crashed in the jungle.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
In its ruling, the court said many Move Forward lawmakers had campaigned to abolish the lese majeste law, face charges under the royal defamation legislation, or used their position to bail out others charged under it.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
In August 2018, a firm that had received significant financial backing from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund also bailed out a company controlled by the family of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, on a troubled Manhattan real estate investment.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
The overall picture of winning a championship or getting to the playoffs here is the bigger satisfaction than bailing out or taking the easy way out.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
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
Noun
Inflation is running at 28% and the latest International Monetary Fund bailout program is set to expire in March, suggesting the next leader will have to negotiate a new deal.
—Eltaf Najafizada, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
One of the leading examples is Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo, one of the high-flying officials of the Macri administration and, for many, the one to blame for excessive indebtedness and for rushing to the International Monetary Fund for an emergency bailout when the going got tough.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The bad-debt manager received a $6.6 billion bailout in 2021 after reporting massive losses.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 22 Mar. 2024
Sri Lanka turned to the IMF for help to rescue the economy and secured a bailout package last year.
—Bharatha Mallawarachi, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
Analysts say Egypt is dragging its feet over meeting the conditions of the $3 billion I.M.F. bailout granted last year.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
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
Verb
According to testimony at the trial, which began in late March, Terraform was secretly bailed out by the trading firm Jump Trading, which may have invested tens of millions of dollars to prop up UST and emerged from the deal with a profit that may have exceeded $1 billion.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The Kushners were bailed out nearly a decade later, during the Trump administration, by an investment firm that had ties to the government of Qatar.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The Filer resident bailed out of the Twin Falls County Jail on Friday.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024
Malone bailed out before the plane crashed in the jungle.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
In its ruling, the court said many Move Forward lawmakers had campaigned to abolish the lese majeste law, face charges under the royal defamation legislation, or used their position to bail out others charged under it.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
In August 2018, a firm that had received significant financial backing from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund also bailed out a company controlled by the family of Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, on a troubled Manhattan real estate investment.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
The overall picture of winning a championship or getting to the playoffs here is the bigger satisfaction than bailing out or taking the easy way out.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
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
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Kids Definition
bail out
verb1
: to jump out of an airplane with a parachute
2
: to help from a difficult situation
Legal Definition
bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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