bailed out; bailing out; bails out
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
Synonyms of bailout
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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Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
That did not fit the hopeful narrative of endless growth, and that story ended with billions of dollars in federal bailouts.
—Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
According to Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist of more than 30 years, trying to suppress a rat population is like trying to bail out the ocean.
—Jason Bittel, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In 2017, a year after securing a $12 billion IMF bailout, a former government official privately predicted Egypt would be a repeat customer soon enough.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
That did not fit the hopeful narrative of endless growth, and that story ended with billions of dollars in federal bailouts.
—Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
It was raised the same night and he was bailed out.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
According to Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist of more than 30 years, trying to suppress a rat population is like trying to bail out the ocean.
—Jason Bittel, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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