bail in

Noun

bail-in (plural bail-ins)

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.2010 January 28, “From bail-out to bail-in”, in The Economist, →ISSN