A bailout of an organization or individual that has financial problems is the act of helping them by giving them money.
[business]
...one of the biggest government bailouts of a private company in years. [+ of]
bailout in American English
(ˈbeɪlˌaʊt)
noun
1.
a helping out of one in difficulty
2. US
a providing of government financial aid to a failing company, city, etc.
Word origin
see , bail1 (sense 6)
bailout in Finance
(beɪlaʊt)
Word forms: (regular plural) bailouts
noun
(Finance: Economics)
A bailout is the act of providing money to a company or a bank that is failing, in order to keep it from closing down.
A recession could mean huge losses at state-run factories, requiring a bailout from the state of billions of dollars.
A bailout is a capital infusion offered to a business with a national or multinational footprintthat is in danger of bankruptcy, insolvency, or total liquidation.
A bailout is the act of providing money to a company or a bank that is failing, in order tokeep it from closing down.