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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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
The government recently secured another bailout from the International Monetary Fund, and officials have been promising relief to a weary public.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 2 May 2025
David Axe, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This dynamic was itself problematic but was compounded when the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to a string of Malaysia’s biggest companies being bailed out by the state, creating conditions ripe for rent-seeking behavior.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 2 May 2025
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Noun
May 13, 2025 3 AM PT Insurers are seeking to charge homeowners across California for some of the costs of the catastrophic Los Angeles County fires the companies were burdened with when the state’s insurer of last resort needed a bailout.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
The government recently secured another bailout from the International Monetary Fund, and officials have been promising relief to a weary public.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Verb
The crew may have bailed out following the strike, but the $20-million launcher is a total write-off.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This dynamic was itself problematic but was compounded when the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to a string of Malaysia’s biggest companies being bailed out by the state, creating conditions ripe for rent-seeking behavior.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 2 May 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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