bailout

noun

colloquial term for giving financial support to a company or country which faces serious financial difficulty

Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪlˌaʊt/

Etymology: Etymology tree English bail outdeverb. English bailout Deverbal from bail out.

A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
“The government bailout of that corporation is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred billion dollars.”
“"The no bailout' clause is violated every day."”
The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
“Bailouts from side doors are risky because the slipstream may carry a chutist into the plane's tail section.”
A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has proven uncontrollable.