bailout

or bail-out

[ beyl-out ]

noun

1. the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
2. an instance of coming to the rescue, especially financially:

   a government bailout of a large company.

3. an alternative, additional choice, or the like:

   If the highway is jammed, you have two side roads as bailouts.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or consisting of means for relieving an emergency situation:

   bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses.

bailout

/ ˈbeɪlaʊt /

noun

1. an act of bailing out, usually by the government, of a failing institution or business

Word History and Origins

Origin of bailout¹

First recorded in 1950–55; noun and adjective use of the verb phrase bail out

Example Sentences

She said his "tax mess" had led to cabinet ministers "queuing up for public sector bailouts".

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The government previously told universities to get their own finances in order amid calls for potential bailouts and warnings that 40% of universities could be in a financial deficit this year.

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has been making it clear since just after the election that universities need to find savings themselves - there is no unconditional bailout.

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One in four councils say they are likely to need an emergency bailout from the government within the next two years without more cash now.

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Muizzu, who begins a five-day visit to India on Sunday, is expected to seek a bailout worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

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