Meanings
nounbail-out (plural bail-outs)
plural bail-outs
- alternativeAlternative spelling of bailout.
Since the interview, TfL has received a £1.6bn bail-out, while TfGM has been given £13.3 million to keep it operational until the end of August.
2020 June 17, Jim McMahon tells Richard Clinnick, “Stepping out of the shadows”, in Rail, page 39
Origin
Deverbal from bail out.
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bail-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail-out
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