Bail Out
What industry executives petition the government to pay out of tax-payer coffers when they don't have enough capital to pay themselves their annual million dollar bonus.
Example:
CEO: Sales are down for the 15th quarter straight. Our product is not in demand. We have to lay off workers.
CFO: Better ask congress for a bail out so we can get our bonus.
CEO: Sales are down for the 15th quarter straight. Our product is not in demand. We have to lay off workers.
CFO: Better ask congress for a bail out so we can get our bonus.
bail out
In Programming, giving up and running away before anyone realizes that your code has gone into an infinite loop and won't come out.
bail out
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bail out
In British rail enthusiasts terms to bail out is a short term planning route alteration or a move enforced upon the individual due to unforseen circumstances.
Example:
1 - There was a chance to ride behind Deltic 55009 so we bailed out at Doncaster.
2 - The line was blocked between St Germans and Menheniot so we had to bail out at Plymouth.
1 - There was a chance to ride behind Deltic 55009 so we bailed out at Doncaster.
2 - The line was blocked between St Germans and Menheniot so we had to bail out at Plymouth.
bail out
to bail out
Example:
Your parents won't be around, or even able to, to bail out your sorry little ass for ever. Learn some financial responsibility
Your parents won't be around, or even able to, to bail out your sorry little ass for ever. Learn some financial responsibility
Bail-out
Example:
My girlfriend has to pee all the time, so when she had to go for the tenth time on our road trip I had to bail-out the car instead of stopping.
My girlfriend has to pee all the time, so when she had to go for the tenth time on our road trip I had to bail-out the car instead of stopping.
bail-out
bail-out (noun, verb)
- A person or financial institution providing money to a party that made a bad investment in order to cover their losses.
- A person or financial institution providing money to a party that made a bad investment in order to cover their losses.
Example:
1. The Fed bailed-out out the big banks during the financial crisis.
2. The British Government issued a 500 billion pound bail-out package as a response to the ongoing financial crisis.
3. It is the taxpayers who will ultimately have to pay for the latest bank bail-outs.
1. The Fed bailed-out out the big banks during the financial crisis.
2. The British Government issued a 500 billion pound bail-out package as a response to the ongoing financial crisis.
3. It is the taxpayers who will ultimately have to pay for the latest bank bail-outs.