bailout
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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
4.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of means for relieving an emergency situation: bailout measures for hard-pressed smallbusinesses.
Also, bail-out.
Origin:
1950–55; noun, adj. use of verb phrase bail out
1950–55; noun, adj. use of verb phrase bail out
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Bailout
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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But do the math, and you can begin to understand how really botched this bailout has been.
The press for a federal bailout of the auto industry increased over the weekend.
It might even justify all that bailout money, and help put people back to work.
The bailout in itself condemns the policy of deregulation which made the bailout necessary.
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