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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Esme Murphy, CBS News, 18 May 2026
While in the state Senate, Wiener authored a bill that allowed the five-county transit tax bailout proposal to reach the ballot this November.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
In the next race, however, the same approach was blocked by the Italians, and Botin was forced to bail out of the start altogether.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Noun
All major bills passed, including a bailout for Hennepin County Medical Center, license tab reductions, a bonding bill and property tax relief.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 18 May 2026
While in the state Senate, Wiener authored a bill that allowed the five-county transit tax bailout proposal to reach the ballot this November.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Verb
While aerospace and defense companies have continued to flock to the state, companies in other sectors, including food, have started to bail out.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
In the next race, however, the same approach was blocked by the Italians, and Botin was forced to bail out of the start altogether.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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“Bailout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailout. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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bailout
noun
bail·out
ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
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