bail-out
Emergency money infusion
A bail-out is a rescue from financial difficulty, typically when a government or institution provides funds to prevent a company or economy from collapsing: The bank received a massive bail-out during the financial crisis.
The term carries connotations of controversial intervention—rewarding failure with public money.
Also spelled bailout.
Save from harm
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
solvency · infusion · injection · funding · backstop · lifeline · guarantee · credit
Strong negative reaction
- criticismJudgment of faults
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- moral hazardConsequence-free risk-taking incentive
favoritism · accountability · transparency · protest · scrutiny · debate · opposition · Wall Street
Sudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- recessionProlonged economic decline
depression · failure · ruin · distress · downturn · contagion · systemic risk · too big to fail
rescue
Save from harm
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
liquidity · solvency · infusion · injection · funding · backstop · lifeline · guarantee · credit · debt
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- criticismJudgment of faults
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
moral hazard · favoritism · accountability · transparency · protest · scrutiny · debate · opposition · Wall Street · Main Street
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
recession · depression · failure · ruin · distress · downturn · contagion · systemic risk · too big to fail · bank run
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
chute · canopy · ripcord · freefall · altitude · cockpit · pilot · escape · emergency exit · ditching
bucket
Open-top carrying vessel
swamp · sink · water · flooding · hull · leak · sinking ship · overboard · lifeboat
bail-outabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
non-intervention · bankruptcy · pulling the plug · liquidation · cutting loose
bail-outbail-in
Creditors fund failing bank
loan repayment · bootstrap · austerity · debt restructuring · haircut
bail, out, bails, bailed, bailing, outs, outed, outing, outer