bailout — UK US /ˈbeɪlaʊt/ noun [C, usually singular] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a loan or other financial support that is given to a person, company, or country to help them when they are in financial difficulties: »A government spokesman claimed that the… … Financial and business terms
bailout — (n.) 1945, in aviation, from BAIL (Cf. bail) (v.) + OUT (Cf. out). As federal help for private business in trouble, from 1968 … Etymology dictionary
bailout — [bāl′out΄] n. [see BAIL1, vt. 3] 1. a helping out of one in difficulty ☆ 2. a providing of government financial aid to a failing company, city, etc … English World dictionary
Bailout — For other uses of the term, see Bailout (disambiguation). In economics, a bailout is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity (a company, a country, or an individual) that is in danger of failing, in an attempt to save it from bankruptcy … Wikipedia
bailout — Various procedures whereby the owners of an entity can obtain its profits with favorable tax consequences. With corporations, for example, the bail out of corporate profits without dividend consequences might be the desired objective. The… … Black's law dictionary
bailout — Various procedures whereby the owners of an entity can obtain its profits with favorable tax consequences. With corporations, for example, the bail out of corporate profits without dividend consequences might be the desired objective. The… … Black's law dictionary
bailout — /bayl owt /, n. 1. the act of parachuting from an aircraft, esp. to escape a crash, fire, etc. 2. an instance of coming to the rescue, esp. financially: a government bailout of a large company. 3. an alternative, additional choice, or the like:… … Universalium
Bailout — A situation in which a business, individual or government offers money to a failing business in order to prevent the consequences that arise from a business s downfall. Bailouts can take the form of loans, bonds, stocks or cash. They may or may… … Investment dictionary
bailout — UK [ˈbeɪlaʊt] / US [ˈbeɪlˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms bailout : singular bailout plural bailouts mainly American money that someone gives or lends to a person or organization with financial problems … English dictionary
Bailout — Das Wort Bail out (auch Bailout, Bail Out) bezeichnet: Bail out (Wirtschaft), die Schuldenübernahme und Tilgung durch Dritte Bail out (Internet), eine Messgröße des Web Publishing Bail out (Luftfahrt), einen Begriff der militärischen Luftfahrt … Deutsch Wikipedia
