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bail·out

 (bāl′out′)
n.
A rescue from financial difficulties: a government bailout of a corporation.
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bailout

(ˈbeɪlaʊt)
n
1. (Currencies) an act of bailing out, usually by the government, of a failing institution or business
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bail•out

(ˈbeɪlˌaʊt)

n.
1. the act of parachuting from an aircraft.
2. a rescue from financial distress.
[1950–55]
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Translations
rescaterescate financierosuministro de escapada
救済

bailout

n (Econ) → Sanierung f; bailout plan → Sanierungsplan m
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