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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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Tesla shareholders later sued, alleging the deal amounted to a SolarCity bailout, and a breach of fiduciary duty that enriched Musk personally.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Scott Olson/Getty Images Trump spent $28 billion in his first term helping farmers hurt by tariffs
All told, the first Trump administration spent $28 billion bailing out farmers.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
After the 2008 financial crisis, mass layoffs, executive bailouts, and frozen wages sparked serious skepticism about corporate decision-makers.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Tesla shareholders later sued, alleging the deal amounted to a SolarCity bailout, and a breach of fiduciary duty that enriched Musk personally.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Prosecutors asked at Monday’s bond hearing why the family had not been about to bail out Karmelo after raising that amount of money, KDFW reported.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
Scott Olson/Getty Images Trump spent $28 billion in his first term helping farmers hurt by tariffs
All told, the first Trump administration spent $28 billion bailing out farmers.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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