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
Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
Many of his policies have benefited the Teamsters, including his nearly $36 billion bailout of a pension in 2022, part of the American Rescue Plan that restored retirement accounts for some 350,000 Teamsters members.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Maryclare Roche, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
The Euless Police Department confirmed to CNN Wolf posted bail out of Tarrant County Jail.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 22 June 2024
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Noun
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
Many of his policies have benefited the Teamsters, including his nearly $36 billion bailout of a pension in 2022, part of the American Rescue Plan that restored retirement accounts for some 350,000 Teamsters members.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Verb
Indeed, Lebanese respondents were generally receptive to the idea of help from foreign actors; 62 percent supported the deal the Lebanese government made with the International Monetary Fund in 2022 to bail out the country, even though some of its terms might prove unpopular.
—Maryclare Roche, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
The Euless Police Department confirmed to CNN Wolf posted bail out of Tarrant County Jail.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 22 June 2024
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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