bailout A bailout is the provision of financial help to a corporation or country which otherwise would be on the brink of bankruptcy. A bailout differs from the term ''bail-in'' (coined in 2010) under which the bondholders or depositors of global syst ...

is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity that is in danger of failing. When written as two words—bail out—it commonly refers to: * Bail out, to secure the release of an arrested person by providing

bail Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they will not hamper the judicial process. Court bail may be offered to secure the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when ...

money * Bail out (or bale out), to exit an aircraft while in flight, using a

parachute A parachute is a device designed to slow an object's descent through an atmosphere by creating Drag (physics), drag or aerodynamic Lift (force), lift. It is primarily used to safely support people exiting aircraft at height, but also serves va ...

Bailout may also refer to: * ''Bailout'' (film), an unmade film that was to star Jack Black, circa 2011 * ''Bail Out'' (film), a 1989 film starring

David Hasselhoff David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on the soap ...

* "Bailout" (''Parks and Recreation''), a 2013 episode on the American television show ''Parks and Recreation'' * ''

Bailout at 43,000 ''Bailout at 43,000'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Paul Monash. The film stars John Payne, Karen Steele, Paul Kelly, Richard Eyer, Constance Ford and Eddie Firestone. The film was released on May ...

'', a 1957 American drama film * ''Bailout: The Age of Greed'', previous name of the 2013 film ''

Assault on Wall Street ''Assault on Wall Street'' (also known as ''Attack on Wall Street'' and formerly known as ''Bailout: The Age of Greed'') is a 2013 action thriller film written and directed by Uwe Boll and starring Dominic Purcell, Erin Karpluk, Edward Furlong an ...

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Bailout! The Game ''Bailout! The Game'' is a board game created in 2008 by Jordy and Shari Sopourn. The Sopourns, a married couple living in South Florida, were trying to explain the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)—better known as the government bailout—to ...

'', a board game created in 2008 *

Bailout bottle A bailout bottle (BoB) or, more formally, bailout cylinder is a scuba cylinder carried by an underwater diver for use as an emergency supply of breathing gas in the event of a primary gas supply failure. A bailout cylinder may be carried by a sc ...

, an emergency gas cylinder carried by a diver

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