bail out — to rescue someone or something from a difficult financial situation by providing money
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to rescue someone or something from a difficult financial situation by providing money
Pronunciation (IPA): /beɪl aʊt/
Example Sentences
- My rich uncle always bails me out when I overspend on shopping sprees.
- The startup was about to fail, but investors decided to bail it out.
- When my cooking disaster started smoking, even my smoke detector wanted to bail out!
bail out
VERB[/beɪl aʊt/]
to rescue someone or something from a difficult financial situation by providing money
The pilot decided to bail out just before the burning plane crashed into the field.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The phrase 'bail out' derives from the French verb 'bailer,' meaning 'to remove water' or 'to bail water from a vessel.' The addition of the English particle 'out' extended the metaphorical sense from removing water to mean 'to escape from a difficult situation' or 'to withdraw from an arrangement.'
Breakdown
bail (from French 'bailer': to scoop or remove water) + out (away, forth). The compound evolved from the literal maritime action of bailing water from a boat to the figurative sense of extracting oneself from trouble.
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📝Examples
“My rich uncle always bails me out when I overspend on shopping sprees.”
“The startup was about to fail, but investors decided to bail it out.”
“When my cooking disaster started smoking, even my smoke detector wanted to bail out!”
“The taxpayers weren't happy about having to bail out the bank.”
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