See Also: Bailing out(money)
Bailing out(finance)
Self Bailing - Sailing(gambling)
phono(medicine)
phono-(dictionary)
phono(dictionary)
phono-(dictionary)

phono- (iou) and Bailing out (finance)


phono- (iou)



phono- combining form of Greek phone sound, voice: see -O-. Before a vowel occas. phon-.
phonocamptic adjective (now rare or obsolete) [Greek kamptein to bend] pertaining to (the perception of) reflected sound L17.
phono'centrism noun (Linguistics) the tendency to regard speech as more fundamental than Writing L20.
phonodisc noun (US) a disc on which sound has been recorded M20.
phonofiddle noun a type of violin in which the usual body of the instrument is replaced by a mechanism connected with an amplifying horn E20.
phonofilm noun (Hist.) a cinema Film with a soundtrack E20.
phono'phobia noun (a) fear of speaking aloud; (b) intolerance of or excessive sensitivity to sound: E20.
phonophoto'graphic adjective of or pertaining to phonophotography E20.
phonophoto'graphically adverb by means of phonophotography M20.
phonopho'tography noun photographic recording of the physical parameters of speech or singing E20.
phonoreception noun (Biology) perception of sound by a living organism; hearing: M20.
phonoreceptor noun (Biology) a sensory receptor for sound M20.
phonotype noun (a character of) printing type for a phonetic alphabet M19.
phono'typic,
phono'typical adjectives of, pertaining to, or using phonotypes M19.
phonotypy noun the use of phonotypes M19.

Bailing out (finance)


1) In the context of securities, refers to selling a Security or commodity quickly, regardless of the price. May occur when an investor no longer wants to sustain further losses on a stock. 2) Relieving an individual, corporation, or government entity in financial trouble.