bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
Synonyms of bailout
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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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
The second floor covers the entirety of Obama’s two terms in office, with walls dedicated to the auto bailout and financial crisis, the battle for the Affordable Care Act, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
The scientists intended their distribution of the article implicitly as a counterweight to a keynote talk by NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who was going to speak without taking questions but who bailed out at the last minute.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Noun
The $10 million bailout GCS ran into serious financial trouble earlier this year, resulting in a $10 million bailout from Gaston County commissioners in order to make it through the end of the 2025-26 school year without up to 400 layoffs.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
The second floor covers the entirety of Obama’s two terms in office, with walls dedicated to the auto bailout and financial crisis, the battle for the Affordable Care Act, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Verb
Changes to fiscal policies so that the government does not continue bailing out inefficient state enterprises.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
The scientists intended their distribution of the article implicitly as a counterweight to a keynote talk by NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who was going to speak without taking questions but who bailed out at the last minute.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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