1. financial assistance given to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse
Usage: economics; finance
2. an emergency jump from an aircraft using a parachute
Usage: aviation
3. an act of helping someone out of a difficult situation
Usage: informal

Examples

• The government provided a bailout to save the failing bank.
• Congress debated whether the bailout was necessary for economic stability.
• The pilot performed an emergency bailout when the engine failed.
• She executed a perfect bailout from the damaged aircraft.
• His parents gave him another bailout when he couldn’t pay rent.
• The company needed a bailout from investors to avoid bankruptcy.
• The bailout package included billions in federal funding.