Bail out
/beɪl aut/B2
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1. To rescue someone, especially financially, from difficulty or failure.
- The government decided to bail out the failing bank to prevent a financial crisis.
- When her business started struggling, her family had to bail her out by lending her money.
2. To jump out of an aircraft using a parachute in an emergency.
- After the engine failure, the pilot had to bail out of the aircraft.
- The skydiver bailed out at the last minute and deployed his parachute.
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