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 systemically important financial institutions (G-SIFIs) are forced to participate in the recapitalization process but taxpayers are not. Some governments also have the power to participate in the insolvency process; for instance, the U.S. government intervened in the General Motors bailout of 2009–2013.[1] A bailout can, but does not necessarily, avoid an insolvency process. The term bailout is maritime in origin and describes the act of removing water from a sinking vessel using a bucket.[2][3]

  1. ^ "GM Bailout Ends as U.S. Sells Last of 'Government Motors'". December 10, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  2. ^ "bail | Search Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Safire, William (April 6, 2008). "Too big to fail or to bail out?". The New York Times.