as in fund
available money
my total bankroll right now is $2,000
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as in to fund
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankroll
Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
States finance unemployment payments themselves while the federal government bankrolls the system’s technology and infrastructure.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
One of the huge stands of the Monumental was bankrolled by the transformational transfer fee Juventus paid for forward Omar Sivori in 1957.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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Noun
The Community Development Block Grant program, $3.3 billion in funds sent to states and localities to help bankroll infrastructure, housing rehabilitation and other public initiatives.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
States finance unemployment payments themselves while the federal government bankrolls the system’s technology and infrastructure.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
As Madigan so skillfully proved over his decades in power, caucus leaders exert immense influence over members by doling out funds in their campaign war chests, bankrolled by those special interests.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
One of the huge stands of the Monumental was bankrolled by the transformational transfer fee Juventus paid for forward Omar Sivori in 1957.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll
Noun
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The fund is part of the Greater Houston Community Foundation, a tax-exempt organization.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Brightline spent $6 billion in private funds to lay or upgrade 233 miles of tracks between Orlando and Miami, along with building stations, and manufacturing 10 trains.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The new law also does away with Grad PLUS loans, which help people finance higher education degrees.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Entrepreneurs, business owners and organizational leaders make decisions every day about which banks to use, which funds to invest in and how supply chains are financed.—
Ben Jealous,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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The project will provide more than 12,000 pencils, 1,000 boxes of crayons, 2,800 glue sticks, 560 pocket folders, and items for art projects and other subjects.—
Edward McKinnon,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
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Some scenes, like a fight that takes place in an antiproton river in the pocket universe, feel almost more like a cartoon than live-action, and not in a good way.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Agency funds did much more than subsidize independent media.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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Lawmakers refused to help A year ago, Texas lawmakers rejected a bill to establish a statewide emergency response plan and subsidize protection for rural jurisdictions like Kerr County.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankroll. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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