bailout

or bail-out

[ beyl-out ]

/ ˈbeɪlˌaʊt /

noun

the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.

an instance of coming to the rescue, especially financially: a government bailout of a large company.

an alternative, additional choice, or the like: If the highway is jammed, you have two side roads as bailouts.

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of means for relieving an emergency situation: bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses.

Origin of bailout

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

Words nearby bailout

bailiff, bailiwick, Baillie, bailment, bailor, bailout, bailsman, bail up, Baily, Baily's beads, Bainbridge

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Example sentences from the Web for bailout

The bailout crybabies of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and all the rest are easy targets—and deserving ones, too.
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The solution was a bailout—of AIG, and of the financial system as a whole.
Remember the $182 Billion AIG Bailout? It Just Wasn’t Generous Enough|Daniel Gross|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1998, when the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management blew up, the New York Fed helped organize a $3.65 billion bailout.
The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape|Daniel Gross|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Five months later, the New York Fed tried (without success) to organize a bailout of Lehman Brothers.
The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape|Daniel Gross|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It then helped design and implement the bailout of insurer AIG, which, like Bear Stearns, was not regulated by the Fed.
The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape|Daniel Gross|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for bailout (1 of 2)

bailout

/ (ˈbeɪlaʊt) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for bailout (2 of 2)

bail out

bale out

verb (adverb)

(intr) to make an emergency parachute jump from an aircraft

(tr) informal to help (a person, organization, etc) out of a predicamentthe government bailed the company out

(intr) informal to escape from a predicament

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with bailout

bail out

Empty water out of a boat, usually by dipping with a bucket or other container. For example, We had to keep bailing out water from this leaky canoe. [Early 1600s]

Rescue someone in an emergency, especially a financial crisis of some kind, as in They were counting on an inheritance to bail them out. [Colloquial; 1900s]

Jump out of an airplane, using a parachute. For example, When the second engine sputtered, the pilot decided to bail out. [c. 1930]

Give up on something, abandon a responsibility, as in The company was not doing well, so John decided to bail out while he could still find another job. [Second half of 1900s]

See make bail.

单词	bailout
释义	bailout or bail-out [ beyl-out ] / ˈbeɪlˌaʊt / noun the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc. an instance of coming to the rescue, especially financially: a government bailout of a large company. an alternative, additional choice, or the like: If the highway is jammed, you have two side roads as bailouts. adjective of, relating to, or consisting of means for relieving an emergency situation: bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses. Origin of bailout First recorded in 1950–55; noun and adjective use of the verb phrase bail out Words nearby bailout bailiff, bailiwick, Baillie, bailment, bailor, bailout, bailsman, bail up, Baily, Baily's beads, Bainbridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bailout The bailout crybabies of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and all the rest are easy targets—and deserving ones, too. How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?\|Nick Gillespie\|December 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The solution was a bailout—of AIG, and of the financial system as a whole. Remember the $182 Billion AIG Bailout? It Just Wasn’t Generous Enough\|Daniel Gross\|October 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 1998, when the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management blew up, the New York Fed helped organize a $3.65 billion bailout. The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape\|Daniel Gross\|September 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Five months later, the New York Fed tried (without success) to organize a bailout of Lehman Brothers. The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape\|Daniel Gross\|September 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It then helped design and implement the bailout of insurer AIG, which, like Bear Stearns, was not regulated by the Fed. The Incredible 'Wussiness' Of The Fed Vs Goldman Sachs—Caught On Tape\|Daniel Gross\|September 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for bailout (1 of 2) bailout / (ˈbeɪlaʊt) / noun an act of bailing out, usually by the government, of a failing institution or business British Dictionary definitions for bailout (2 of 2) bail out bale out verb (adverb) (intr) to make an emergency parachute jump from an aircraft (tr) informal to help (a person, organization, etc) out of a predicamentthe government bailed the company out (intr) informal to escape from a predicament Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bailout bail out 1 Empty water out of a boat, usually by dipping with a bucket or other container. For example, We had to keep bailing out water from this leaky canoe. [Early 1600s] 2 Rescue someone in an emergency, especially a financial crisis of some kind, as in They were counting on an inheritance to bail them out. [Colloquial; 1900s] 3 Jump out of an airplane, using a parachute. For example, When the second engine sputtered, the pilot decided to bail out. [c. 1930] 4 Give up on something, abandon a responsibility, as in The company was not doing well, so John decided to bail out while he could still find another job. [Second half of 1900s] 5 See make bail. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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