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
Recent Examples on the Web
John Tamny, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Dissanayake presented himself as the candidate of change for those reeling under austerity measures linked to a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund bailout, promising to dissolve parliament within 45 days of taking office for a fresh mandate for his policies in general elections.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Since then, the music mogul has attempted to bail out twice, which he was denied both times.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Prosperity under Democratic presidents was so often aided by the GOP’s more routine embrace of limited government and freedom, while horrendous errors by GOP presidents (2008 bailouts, 2020 lockdowns) were embraced much more by Democrats than Republicans.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Dissanayake presented himself as the candidate of change for those reeling under austerity measures linked to a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund bailout, promising to dissolve parliament within 45 days of taking office for a fresh mandate for his policies in general elections.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
Verb
The police search his bag and find tens of thousands of dollars in cash, which Terry wants to use both to bail out his cousin and purchase a truck.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Since then, the music mogul has attempted to bail out twice, which he was denied both times.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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