bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
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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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Several people likened Trump’s post to a government bailout of crypto, an asset class that just experienced its worst trading month in two years.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Another key contributor was point guard Myles Walker, who scored 20 points and bailed out the Mustangs in the first half until Burries took charge in the third quarter with 13 points, enabling Roosevelt to pull away.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The aviation industry was able to stay afloat through the pandemic largely thanks to a $50 billion bailout from the federal government, which imposed restrictions on stock buybacks until the debt was repaid.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Several people likened Trump’s post to a government bailout of crypto, an asset class that just experienced its worst trading month in two years.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
In Lioness, Sheridan plays Cody Spears, a black ops sharpshooter who bails out Joe McNamara with a kill count in the hundreds.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Another key contributor was point guard Myles Walker, who scored 20 points and bailed out the Mustangs in the first half until Burries took charge in the third quarter with 13 points, enabling Roosevelt to pull away.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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