bailout
1 of 2noun
bail·out ˈbāl-ˌau̇t 
: a rescue from financial distress
bail out
2 of 2verb
bailed out; bailing out; bails out
intransitive verb
1
: to parachute from an aircraft
2
: to abandon a harmful or difficult situation
also : leave, depart
Synonyms
Verb
- bail
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The funds are part of a $6 billion bailout agreed on in 2019. Munir Ahmed, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 The funds are part of a $6 billion bailout agreed on in 2019. Munir Ahmed, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 Republicans have seen other scandals roll off their backs, like the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow online charter-school scandal in 2018 and the 2020 corruption scandal surrounding House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 22 July 2022 The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday agreed to release around $1.1 billion to Pakistan in the seventh installment of a bailout program to avoid default. Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Regulators are weighing a moratorium on mortgages for unfinished apartments, and the city of Zhengzhou, which is facing the most boycotts, is setting up a bailout fund for developers to finish projects, Bloomberg has reported. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 And in April, the Biden administration used funds from the $1 trillion infrastructure law to launch a $6 billion bailout program for nuclear power reactors set to close due to economic reasons. Katherine Huggins, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 On July 1, 2019, Michael Dowling, who led FirstEnergy’s lobbying efforts at the time, texted then-FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones that Husted was working to have the $150-million-per-year nuclear bailout last for 10 years. Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
In 1997, South Korea had received a $55 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund, its largest-ever rescue package at the time. Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The funds are part of a $6 billion bailout agreed on in 2019. Munir Ahmed, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 The funds are part of a $6 billion bailout agreed on in 2019. Munir Ahmed, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 Republicans have seen other scandals roll off their backs, like the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow online charter-school scandal in 2018 and the 2020 corruption scandal surrounding House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 22 July 2022 The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday agreed to release around $1.1 billion to Pakistan in the seventh installment of a bailout program to avoid default. Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Regulators are weighing a moratorium on mortgages for unfinished apartments, and the city of Zhengzhou, which is facing the most boycotts, is setting up a bailout fund for developers to finish projects, Bloomberg has reported. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 And in April, the Biden administration used funds from the $1 trillion infrastructure law to launch a $6 billion bailout program for nuclear power reactors set to close due to economic reasons. Katherine Huggins, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 On July 1, 2019, Michael Dowling, who led FirstEnergy’s lobbying efforts at the time, texted then-FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones that Husted was working to have the $150-million-per-year nuclear bailout last for 10 years. Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1939, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
bailout
noun
bail·out ˈbāl-ˌau̇t
: a rescue from financial distress
bailed out
verb
1
as in exited
to leave a place often for another if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- exited
- moved
- departed
- peeled off
- cut out
- walked out
- pulled out
- dug out
- got
- ran along
- pushed off
- got off
- went
- cleared out
- cleared off
- pushed on
- went off
- evacuated
- escaped
- bugged out
- beat it
- bailed
- started
- buggered off
- fled
- packed (up or off)
- set out
- quit
- took a powder
- bugged off
- parted
- flew
- sallied (forth)
- pulled stakes
- pulled up stakes
- piked (out or off)
- hit the road
- stepped (along)
- buzzed (off)
- took off
- struck out
- retired
- booked
- withdrew
- ran away
- took a walk
- quitted
- took a hike
- stepped out
- got out
- emigrated
- shoved (off)
- retreated
- vamoosed
- went out
- scarpered
- skipped
- lighted out
- removed
- mizzled
- abandoned
- lit
- vacated
- absconded
- decamped
- deserted
- scrammed
- adjourned
- forsook
- scatted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- came
- turned up
- arrived
- remained
- stayed
- settled
- dwelt
- lodged
- closed
- approached
- showed up
- reached
- hit
- neared
- abode
- landed
- dwelled
- abided
- tarried
2
as in rescued
to remove from danger or harm the government bailed out the savings and loan industry Synonyms & Similar Words
- rescued
- saved
- brought off
- delivered
- salvaged
- recovered
- liberated
- released
- freed
- emancipated
- disentangled
- manumitted
- extricated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gambled (with)
- endangered
- compromised
- jeopardized
- ventured
- risked
- imperiled
- imperilled
- hazarded
- perilled
- adventured
- periled