1. financial assistance given to a failing business or economy to save it from collapse
Usage: economics; finance
2. emergency escapes from an aircraft using a parachute
Usage: aviation

Examples

• The government provided bailouts to several major banks during the financial crisis.
• Many taxpayers opposed the corporate bailouts, arguing companies should face consequences.
• The airline bailouts helped prevent massive job losses in the aviation industry.
• Critics questioned whether the bailouts created moral hazard for future risk-taking.
• The pilots performed successful bailouts when their aircraft malfunctioned.
• Emergency bailouts saved the crew members’ lives during the training exercise.