bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
bankroller
noun
Examples of bankroll in a Sentence
Noun
They started the business with a fairly small bankroll.
my total bankroll right now is $2,000
Verb
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
So, a $20 million bankroll for a roster sounds like a sweet deal for athletes, huh?
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024
Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
For years, Qatar poured millions into the Brookings Institution, one of America’s most respected think tanks, and bankrolled its former branch in Doha.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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Noun
If a foreign ally bankrolls Air Force One today, why not fund chip fabs tomorrow—wedging U.S. policy into a gilded trap?
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
So, a $20 million bankroll for a roster sounds like a sweet deal for athletes, huh?
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024
Verb
Editors’ Picks Image Altman, dining regularly with Musk, mirrors his anxieties and persuades him to bankroll a more idealistic rival.
—Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
For years, Qatar poured millions into the Brookings Institution, one of America’s most respected think tanks, and bankrolled its former branch in Doha.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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