bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
Synonyms of bailout
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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Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
And after the bailout saves them, the couple doubles down, still chasing the fantasy of Versailles even as the guillotine sharpens.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025
To bail out Barings, which had lost tens of millions on its investments in Argentina, the Bank of England needed gold.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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Noun
But the bailout merely delayed the inevitable.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
And after the bailout saves them, the couple doubles down, still chasing the fantasy of Versailles even as the guillotine sharpens.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
The Tigers were bailed out on that drive with the botched kick and Pride’s 62-yard return, but the Bulldogs were close to tacking on more points.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025
To bail out Barings, which had lost tens of millions on its investments in Argentina, the Bank of England needed gold.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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