Bail-in
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of saving a bank from insolvency by making use of its internal resources (such as client deposits).
"A “bail-in” process for bank resolution is a potentially powerful “third option” that confronts this problem head-on. It would give officials the authority to force banks to recapitalise from within, using private capital, not public money."
Example
More examples"A “bail-in” process for bank resolution is a potentially powerful “third option” that confronts this problem head-on. It would give officials the authority to force banks to recapitalise from within, using private capital, not public money."
Etymology
From bail + in, formed to contrast with bailout, which came first.
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