bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
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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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The peso had wobbled in recent days after a regional election spurred fears Milei would underperform in the midterm vote, prompting a $20 billion bailout promise from the US, which sees him as an ally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
After lawmakers bailed out county sheriffs with a $46 million appropriation at the end of the last fiscal year, sheriffs surprised them this year with a $162 million end-of-year bill, Senate President Karen Spilka said.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Italy, with its revolving-door governments, and Greece, with its bailouts and austerity hangovers.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The peso had wobbled in recent days after a regional election spurred fears Milei would underperform in the midterm vote, prompting a $20 billion bailout promise from the US, which sees him as an ally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The administration drew backlash last month after agreeing to provide $20 billion in currency support to help stabilize the Argentine peso, a move critics have characterized as effectively bailing out Argentina.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
After lawmakers bailed out county sheriffs with a $46 million appropriation at the end of the last fiscal year, sheriffs surprised them this year with a $162 million end-of-year bill, Senate President Karen Spilka said.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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