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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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump’s comments about relocating games from Boston came during his meeting with Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, as his administration moves forward with a 20 billion dollar bailout of the South American country, with apparent strings attached.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Chinese buyers have now pivoted to Argentina, which recently suspended taxes on soybean exports ahead of a pledge from the White House to bail out Buenos Aires’ ailing economy.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But the financial assistance for Argentina, structured in the form of a currency swap, has torn at the president’s MAGA support and frustrated business groups that noted Argentina, an agricultural rival, sold shipments of soybeans to China as talk of a bailout became public.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Trump’s comments about relocating games from Boston came during his meeting with Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, as his administration moves forward with a 20 billion dollar bailout of the South American country, with apparent strings attached.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Last year, the Horned Frogs were bailed out by the emergence of Savion Williams as a wildcat quarterback/running back, but Williams was one of the best athletes in the country and was selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Chinese buyers have now pivoted to Argentina, which recently suspended taxes on soybean exports ahead of a pledge from the White House to bail out Buenos Aires’ ailing economy.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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