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bail·out (bāl′o̵ut′)

noun

  1. a helping out of one in difficulty
  2. ☆ a providing of government financial aid to a failing company, city, etc.

Etymology: see bail,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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