bailout
noun [ C, usually singular ]
uk/ˈbeɪlaʊt/ us ECONOMICS, FINANCE
a loan or other financial support that is given to a person, company, or country to help them when they are in financial difficulties:
A government spokesman claimed that the £850bn bailout of the troubled banks was justified.
A government bailout is under way for several rural electric power suppliers that otherwise might not be able to survive.
a bailout package/plan