rescue
verb [ T ]
FINANCE, ECONOMICS uk/ˈreskjuː/ usto save a person, company, economy, etc. from financial failure:
The government is under pressure to rescue people who lost their pensions in the banking crisis.
These are desperate measures aimed at rescuing a sinking economy.
rescue sb/sth from sth The company was rescued from administration by the Government two years ago.
rescue
noun [ C or U ]
FINANCE, ECONOMICS uk/ˈreskjuː/ usthe saving of someone or something from financial failure :
The rescue of the banks by government will work only if it restores economic growth.
An Indian company came to the rescue with a ten million dollar investment.
a rescue plan/strategy
a rescue effort/attempt