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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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
This isn’t just about Medicaid cuts or rural bailouts.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Then in the 1980s, my cable allies and I bailed out Ted when his own bankers balked at lending him even more money.
—John Malone, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Russia's war economy has received welcome news about a dip in inflation but faces further turbulence due to concerns over state bailouts for firms and further sanctions on its key energy exports.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
This isn’t just about Medicaid cuts or rural bailouts.
—Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
But common sense is going to tell you, when the state is on your side, the insurance companies are going to bail out.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Then in the 1980s, my cable allies and I bailed out Ted when his own bankers balked at lending him even more money.
—John Malone, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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