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clarified meaning of "bailout"
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|The verbal form ''to bail out'' (in a figurative sense, which is meant here) dates from the 1580s. The literal sense is somewhat earlier. <ref>OED, ''bail, v1''</ref>
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|wasting taxpayer money to rescue, temporarily, a failing company
 
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|bork
 
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