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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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Other critics have likened Trump’s plan to a government bailout of crypto, an asset class that just experienced its worst trading month in two years.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
Wall Street got bailed out, but consumers didn’t get bailed out.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Even with a federal bailout, however, Newsom is likely to leave his successor, whomever that might be, with a fiscal headache.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Other critics have likened Trump’s plan to a government bailout of crypto, an asset class that just experienced its worst trading month in two years.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Banton bailed out of the vehicle, loading on the run; three toms ran down the cut ahead of us.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
Wall Street got bailed out, but consumers didn’t get bailed out.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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