bailout

1 of 2

noun

bail·​out ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 

: 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

Synonyms of bailout

Verb

• exit
• move
• depart
• get
• go
• peel off
• walk out
• pull out
• get off
• cut out
• run along
• dig out
• sally (forth)
• go off
• push off
• evacuate
• escape
• clear out
• bail
• start
• pike (out or off)
• clear off

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

Ghana’s government is looking to its mining sector as a way to build long-term growth after emerging from its worst economic crisis in decades, which required a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Sánchez still maintains Zapatero is innocent, but has yet to explain why the bailout of a firm that only has four planes should have been so generous, said The Economist. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 July 2026

Verb

Thibaut Courtois bailed out his defence when needed with a couple of reflex saves, too. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

When the Black Lives Matter protests exploded in the summer of 2020, Harris sent out a fundraising appeal to bail out people who were arrested protesting in Minnesota. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1939, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bailout

• about
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout
• dugout

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 

: a rescue from financial distress