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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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
When the center is functioning correctly, its crowd-pleasing events bankroll art that is not always supported by the mainstream.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Many Albertans — not just the ones supporting independence — say that their province’s energy riches are being exploited by a federal government that takes revenues from them to bankroll poorer parts of the country.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
States finance unemployment payments themselves while the federal government bankrolls the system’s technology and infrastructure.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
When the center is functioning correctly, its crowd-pleasing events bankroll art that is not always supported by the mainstream.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
The funds will be used to bankroll the expansion of the flagship FPSO business as well as a growing green energy portfolio under Yinson Renewables, a subsidiary that has solar and wind power projects in multiple countries.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Many Albertans — not just the ones supporting independence — say that their province’s energy riches are being exploited by a federal government that takes revenues from them to bankroll poorer parts of the country.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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