bail-out (noun, verb)
- A person or financial institution providing money to a party that made a bad investment in order to cover their losses.
- A person or financial institution providing money to a party that made a bad investment in order to cover their losses.
1. The Fed bailed-out out the big banks during the financial crisis.
2. The British Government issued a 500 billion pound bail-out package as a response to the ongoing financial crisis.
3. It is the taxpayers who will ultimately have to pay for the latest bank bail-outs.
2. The British Government issued a 500 billion pound bail-out package as a response to the ongoing financial crisis.
3. It is the taxpayers who will ultimately have to pay for the latest bank bail-outs.
by AgeOfJefferson September 20, 2014
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by matt d June 10, 2004
What industry executives petition the government to pay out of tax-payer coffers when they don't have enough capital to pay themselves their annual million dollar bonus.
CEO: Sales are down for the 15th quarter straight. Our product is not in demand. We have to lay off workers.
CFO: Better ask congress for a bail out so we can get our bonus.
CFO: Better ask congress for a bail out so we can get our bonus.
by Kifoka February 04, 2009
In Programming, giving up and running away before anyone realizes that your code has gone into an infinite loop and won't come out.
by danag July 05, 2006
In British rail enthusiasts terms to bail out is a short term planning route alteration or a move enforced upon the individual due to unforseen circumstances.
1 - There was a chance to ride behind Deltic 55009 so we bailed out at Doncaster.
2 - The line was blocked between St Germans and Menheniot so we had to bail out at Plymouth.
2 - The line was blocked between St Germans and Menheniot so we had to bail out at Plymouth.
by swineyvee October 11, 2006