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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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Before transit agencies are merged, the next state or city budgets are passed, or a Chicago schools bailout or bond issue is considered, the public has a right to know.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Penn State nearly turned the ball over via interception, but Drew Allar’s bad pass was bailed out by a holding penalty.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
As global growth stagnated, the United States offered bank bailouts and protections to consumers to stabilize U.S. markets, and China launched a massive infrastructure project to employ its workers and sustain its growth rates.
—Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Before transit agencies are merged, the next state or city budgets are passed, or a Chicago schools bailout or bond issue is considered, the public has a right to know.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
The insurers also can assess their own policyholders surcharges in the billions of dollars to bail out the plan under regulations put in place last year by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara as part of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy to help the crippled market.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Penn State nearly turned the ball over via interception, but Drew Allar’s bad pass was bailed out by a holding penalty.
—NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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