Definition of bail out
Alternative forms
Verb
to bail out (phrasal verb)
- (transitive) To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially.
Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, with of) To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.
I'm going to bail out of stocks and buy gold instead.
Derived terms
- bailout, bail-out (noun)
- bail-out (adj)
References:
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