bail-out

Deverbal from bail out.

bail-out (plural bail-outs)

1. Alternative spelling of bailout
   • 2020 June 17, Jim McMahon tells Richard Clinnick, “Stepping out of the shadows”, in Rail, page 39:

     Since the interview, TfL has received a £1.6bn bail-out, while TfGM has been given £13.3 million to keep it operational until the end of August.

• Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year

• obitual, tabouli