bail out

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
2. 2
   To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
3. 3
   To rescue, especially financially.
4. 4
   To exit an aircraft while in flight.
5. 5
   To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable; to abandon (something).
6. 6
   To abandon (someone) when that person faces difficulties.
7. 7
   To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.
8. 8
   To make an unscheduled voluntary termination of an underwater dive, usually implying the use of an alternative breathing gas supply.
9. 9
   To fail badly; to fall off a skateboard.
10. 10
    To abandon one's surfboard when faced with a large or perilous wave.

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of bailout.