Definition of bailout
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a rescue from financial distress
bail out
verb
bailed out; bailing out; bails out
Definition of bail out (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
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The first known use of bailout was in 1925
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