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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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This race not only stamps a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup, but could also reshape the older filly & mare division—and your betting bankroll.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Representatives such as Steve Allison, a San Antonio member who’d served six years, and Glenn Rogers, a two-term member from Minerals Wells, lost in the primaries to challengers bankrolled by Abbott and Pennsylvania billionaire Jeffery Yass, a formidable school voucher proponent.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Noun
History can’t provide much guidance on Musk’s political prospects when a Musk-size bankroll is in play.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This race not only stamps a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup, but could also reshape the older filly & mare division—and your betting bankroll.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
Labor in particular is a major force in county politics, bankrolling Democratic campaigns and lending its membership to door-knocking and other politicking efforts.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Representatives such as Steve Allison, a San Antonio member who’d served six years, and Glenn Rogers, a two-term member from Minerals Wells, lost in the primaries to challengers bankrolled by Abbott and Pennsylvania billionaire Jeffery Yass, a formidable school voucher proponent.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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