Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out failing banks and other companies.
»We think the borrowers should be bailed out and not the loan companies.
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ˌbail sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to help a person or organization that is having financial problems … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bail sth out — UK US bail sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb/sth out) ► to help a person or organization that is in financial difficulty: »Taxpayers are being asked to pay billions of dollars to bail out… … Financial and business terms
bail sb out — Ⅰ. UK US bail sb out Phrasal Verb with bail({{}}/beɪl/ verb [T, usually passive] (UK also bale sb out) ► LAW to pay money to a court to allow a person who has been accused of a crime to remain free until a trial Ⅱ. UK US bail sb/sth out Phr … Financial and business terms
bail — [beɪl] noun [U] I money that is given to a court so that someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial She was released on bail later that day.[/ex] II verb bail [beɪl] bail sb out bail sb/sth out … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bail something out — ˌbail ˈout | ˌbail (sth)ˈout derived to empty water from sth by lifting it out with your hand or a container • He had to stop rowing to bail water out of the boat. • The boat will sink unless we bail out. Main entry: ↑bail … Useful english dictionary
bail somebody out of something — ˌbail sbˈout (of sth) derived to rescue sb from a difficult situation • The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty. • Ryan s late goal bailed out his team. Main entry: ↑bailderived … Useful english dictionary
bail — bail1 [beıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: keeping someone as a prisoner , from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner , from Medieval Latin bajulare to control , from Latin bajulus someone who carries loads ] 1.) [U] money left with … Dictionary of contemporary English
bale out — verb remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side • Syn: ↑bail out • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
bale something out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bale somebody out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
