bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
Synonyms
Verb
- bail
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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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Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The retirement plan covering nearly 5,400 Southwest Ohio union carpenters got a nearly $183 million government bailout on Tuesday, according to an announcement by the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
The 2007-08 financial crisis was followed by a government bailout and a supervised restructuring of Chrysler and G.M., which forced U.A.W. workers across the Big Three to make major concessions to keep their jobs—and to keep the companies solvent.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Investment in real estate fell last year for the first time in a decade, and with no bailout from Beijing in sight, the property downturn is likely to drag on, posing a major threat to China’s growth prospects over the next three to five years.
—Laura He, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
Neumann was ousted in late 2019, and after thousands of layoffs and a bailout from WeWork’s biggest investor SoftBank Group Corp., the company named Sandeep Mathrani as CEO in the hope of a turnaround.
—Time, 9 Aug. 2023
Those losses will doubtless grow, and anyone who thinks Washington won’t give auto makers another bailout should think again.
—Allysia Finley, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2023
If workers got a raw deal out of the bailout, then so did the planet.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
Yet that may send the message that both borrowers and lenders can continue pursuing incautious practices in the expectation of a bailout.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Mississippi State was bailed out of giving up a defensive touchdown early in the fourth quarter when receiver Zavion Thomas was ruled to have been in motion for a fourth-and-1 snap from the Bulldogs' 40.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2023
After the Great Recession, the government stepped in with $80 billion to bail out General Motors, Chrysler (now owned by Stellantis), and their respective financing arms.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
Rainbow Warriors miss a 34-yarder but bailed out by offsides on Dontae Manning.
—oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
Bateman had three catches for 35 yards Sunday against the Texans, including one diving grab to bail out Lamar Jackson after the quarterback threw late across his body back toward the middle of the field.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
In Indianapolis, the branch bailed out 1,000 people — 95% of whom reappeared in court.
—The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2023
At the time there was also residual popular anger that taxpayers had to bail out banks that were paying huge sums to their top dealmakers, stoked by the fact that many people lost their jobs and homes in the recession that followed the crisis.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
Younghoe Koo's third field goal of the game, a 51-yarder as time expired, bailed out Atlanta quarterback Desmond Ridder and gave the mistake-prone, first-place Falcons a 16-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
—Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
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Noun
The People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), which manages China’s foreign currency reserves, accounted for more than half of lending in 2021, almost all bailout lending.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The retirement plan covering nearly 5,400 Southwest Ohio union carpenters got a nearly $183 million government bailout on Tuesday, according to an announcement by the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
The 2007-08 financial crisis was followed by a government bailout and a supervised restructuring of Chrysler and G.M., which forced U.A.W. workers across the Big Three to make major concessions to keep their jobs—and to keep the companies solvent.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Investment in real estate fell last year for the first time in a decade, and with no bailout from Beijing in sight, the property downturn is likely to drag on, posing a major threat to China’s growth prospects over the next three to five years.
—Laura He, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
Neumann was ousted in late 2019, and after thousands of layoffs and a bailout from WeWork’s biggest investor SoftBank Group Corp., the company named Sandeep Mathrani as CEO in the hope of a turnaround.
—Time, 9 Aug. 2023
Those losses will doubtless grow, and anyone who thinks Washington won’t give auto makers another bailout should think again.
—Allysia Finley, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2023
If workers got a raw deal out of the bailout, then so did the planet.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
Yet that may send the message that both borrowers and lenders can continue pursuing incautious practices in the expectation of a bailout.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Verb
Can Kamala Harris bail out Biden with young voters?
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Mississippi State was bailed out of giving up a defensive touchdown early in the fourth quarter when receiver Zavion Thomas was ruled to have been in motion for a fourth-and-1 snap from the Bulldogs' 40.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2023
After the Great Recession, the government stepped in with $80 billion to bail out General Motors, Chrysler (now owned by Stellantis), and their respective financing arms.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
Rainbow Warriors miss a 34-yarder but bailed out by offsides on Dontae Manning.
—oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
Bateman had three catches for 35 yards Sunday against the Texans, including one diving grab to bail out Lamar Jackson after the quarterback threw late across his body back toward the middle of the field.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
In Indianapolis, the branch bailed out 1,000 people — 95% of whom reappeared in court.
—The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2023
At the time there was also residual popular anger that taxpayers had to bail out banks that were paying huge sums to their top dealmakers, stoked by the fact that many people lost their jobs and homes in the recession that followed the crisis.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
Younghoe Koo's third field goal of the game, a 51-yarder as time expired, bailed out Atlanta quarterback Desmond Ridder and gave the mistake-prone, first-place Falcons a 16-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
—Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
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Kids Definition
bail out
verb1
: to jump out of an airplane with a parachute
2
: to help from a difficult situation
Legal Definition
bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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