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
Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
That overweight exposure has already generated banking flare-ups, such as New York Community Bank’s emergency bailout in March.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 16 May 2024
But the mineral boom was short-lived, and in 2017 Mongolia went cap in hand to the International Monetary Fund for a $5.5 billion bailout.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Cincinnati's bike-share program restarts Monday, after cobbling together a bailout plan in recent weeks.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
Citizens is making a splash in the capital markets, seeking up to $5.5 billion in reinsurance coverage—its largest-ever purchase—to cover itself from losses and mitigate the need for a taxpayer bailout.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Attorneys representing shareholders who sued over the nuclear bailout scandal sought to depose Husted.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Mulally helped turn around the company, which allowed Ford to be the only Detroit automaker to avoid a federal bailout and bankruptcy, as GM and Chrysler experienced three years later.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Hébert was among those lobbying in the days after the failure for a bailout, arguing that if the government didn’t step in to guarantee deposits, the concerns would spread and could trigger failures at other regional banks.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Outside of White House bids, Stewart was a go-to crisis manager for problem House and Senate candidates, ghost-writing strategy memos to bail out the scandal du jour or smack tough love into a spiraling campaign.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 May 2024
Chhabria’s order means that Burke cannot be bailed out while the case is pending, and remains in federal custody.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The catcher was instrumental in keeping that streaking alive, bailing out an offense that had not plated a run since Jordan Westburg went deep in the first at-bat of the game.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
After the second collision, Lopez-Avelino bailed out and attempted to flee on foot, but the Tacoma’s driver had other ideas.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
In the two years that followed its publication, Citi was toppled by the financial crisis, torpedoed by its own risky investments, watched its shares plummet from $55 to about a dollar, lost billions of dollars and had to be repeatedly bailed out by American taxpayers.
—Emma Goldberg Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tanya Pérez Sharon Kearney, New York Times, 9 May 2024
But the duo had to bail out and parachute to safety when the craft sprang a helium leak shortly after takeoff in New Mexico.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
For example, this could affect Southerners On New Ground, which bails out Black mothers and caregivers on Mother's Day or groups like the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which bails out protesters who have been arrested during demonstrations.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 May 2024
Noun
The state responded with a bailout to prop up schools and local governments as property tax revenues plummeted.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
That overweight exposure has already generated banking flare-ups, such as New York Community Bank’s emergency bailout in March.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 16 May 2024
But the mineral boom was short-lived, and in 2017 Mongolia went cap in hand to the International Monetary Fund for a $5.5 billion bailout.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Cincinnati's bike-share program restarts Monday, after cobbling together a bailout plan in recent weeks.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
Citizens is making a splash in the capital markets, seeking up to $5.5 billion in reinsurance coverage—its largest-ever purchase—to cover itself from losses and mitigate the need for a taxpayer bailout.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Attorneys representing shareholders who sued over the nuclear bailout scandal sought to depose Husted.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Mulally helped turn around the company, which allowed Ford to be the only Detroit automaker to avoid a federal bailout and bankruptcy, as GM and Chrysler experienced three years later.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Hébert was among those lobbying in the days after the failure for a bailout, arguing that if the government didn’t step in to guarantee deposits, the concerns would spread and could trigger failures at other regional banks.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Verb
The only way for officials to stop the free fall in the market, Ms. Wang said, is to bail out some midsize developers in cities where the crisis is more acute.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Outside of White House bids, Stewart was a go-to crisis manager for problem House and Senate candidates, ghost-writing strategy memos to bail out the scandal du jour or smack tough love into a spiraling campaign.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 May 2024
Chhabria’s order means that Burke cannot be bailed out while the case is pending, and remains in federal custody.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The catcher was instrumental in keeping that streaking alive, bailing out an offense that had not plated a run since Jordan Westburg went deep in the first at-bat of the game.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
After the second collision, Lopez-Avelino bailed out and attempted to flee on foot, but the Tacoma’s driver had other ideas.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
In the two years that followed its publication, Citi was toppled by the financial crisis, torpedoed by its own risky investments, watched its shares plummet from $55 to about a dollar, lost billions of dollars and had to be repeatedly bailed out by American taxpayers.
—Emma Goldberg Sarah Mollo-Christensen Tanya Pérez Sharon Kearney, New York Times, 9 May 2024
But the duo had to bail out and parachute to safety when the craft sprang a helium leak shortly after takeoff in New Mexico.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
For example, this could affect Southerners On New Ground, which bails out Black mothers and caregivers on Mother's Day or groups like the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which bails out protesters who have been arrested during demonstrations.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 May 2024
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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