bail out phrasal verbphr v1[transitiveT] informalFINANCE bail somebody/something → out to provide money to get a person or organization out of financial troubleThese enterprises think they can force the banks to bail them out.
→ see also bail-out 2[transitiveT] bail somebody → outLAW to help someone to be set free on bail, usually by providing an amount of money that can be left with the courtSomehow she raised the $500 to bail him out.
3FINANCE [intransitiveI] informal if you bail out of investments that are not doing well, you sell themThe stock has climbed to the low $40s from the low $30s, giving him a chance to bail out at a loss he could live with.
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