bailout
/ˈbeɪlˌaʊt/ noun C1- A rescue, especially a financial rescue. · The government bailout of that corporation is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred billion dollars.
- The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
- A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
- The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has proven uncontrollable.
- The act of bailing out; a departure or abandonment.
Plural bailouts
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