bailout

bailout, n.

1. A rescue of an entity, usu. a corporation or an industry, from financial trouble.

2. An attempt by a business to receive favorable tax treatment of its profits, as by withdrawing profits at capital-gain rates rather than distributing stock dividends that would be taxed at higher ordinary-income rates. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3750. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 395.]

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法律翻译王漾，在一家顶尖英国律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各类与大中华业务有关的法律文件。