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
Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
As the Gulf economies grew, the officials anticipated that the region’s economic health would hinge on local bailouts and investments—an expectation that to some degree bore out after the Arab Spring, when Gulf states vied to rescue Egypt.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
Vegan or not, few people want to see these mega-corporations bailed out on the public’s dime.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The government bailout cost taxpayers $3 billion and left tens of thousands of depositors with worthless junk bonds — a defining moment of the savings and loan crisis that unfolded in the late 1980s.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
As the Gulf economies grew, the officials anticipated that the region’s economic health would hinge on local bailouts and investments—an expectation that to some degree bore out after the Arab Spring, when Gulf states vied to rescue Egypt.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
Verb
After completing this transfer of control, Joe Jr. and co-pilot Wilford J. Willy were supposed to bail out over England, parachuting to safety as the plane continued on to the V-1 bunkers.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
Vegan or not, few people want to see these mega-corporations bailed out on the public’s dime.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 6 Sep. 2024.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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