bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
bankroller
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Will a high bankroll make up for President Biden's low poll numbers?
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The cash-back offers especially are fairly generous when compared to competitors and could go a long way in saving an enthusiastic gambler’s bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Sign up today to get up to $1,000 in bonuses and bet on the next fight with a boosted bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
DeSantis has threatened to veto any effort by Florida lawmakers to have the state bankroll Trump's legal bills.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
The live casino section gives you access to baccarat, Super 6, roulette, and over 30 real money blackjack tables with buy-ins perfect for every bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
Trump donor bankrolls pro-RFK Jr. super PAC Notably, one of Trump's top donors continued to bankroll a Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-aligned super PAC.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
Before wagering real money, take advantage of these free play options to get familiar with features and find the ones worth giving a try without risking your bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
For decades, the city and county have relied on public improvement districts to bankroll the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure; the county website lists more than 20 dotted across the Fort Worth area, including the Stockyards, North Richland Hillsand downtown.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
Forward Jackson County was bankrolled almost entirely by five donors from the construction industry, campaign finance records show.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The effort, largely bankrolled by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood and backed by prominent state Republicans, is the latest attempt by conservatives to dismantle the program.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But buyers assert costs are to be borne by Phillip Sylvester, Cox’s former business partner who bankrolled the Grove property purchases.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The company still has other troubles to contend with, including a lawsuit filed by Musk, who helped bankroll the early years of OpenAI and was a co-chair of its board after its 2015 founding.
—Matt O'Brien and Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Beef and soybean exports have bankrolled a construction boom, transforming the capital’s skyline, but destroying swaths of Paraguay’s biodiverse forests.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The American Property Casualty Insurance Assn., the nation’s largest insurance lobbying group, bankrolled a new website attacking Consumer Watchdog in late 2023.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
Rose was hopeless, totally convinced of his invincibility, sitting on an infinite capacity to engineer a bigger and bigger bankroll.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Will a high bankroll make up for President Biden's low poll numbers?
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The cash-back offers especially are fairly generous when compared to competitors and could go a long way in saving an enthusiastic gambler’s bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Sign up today to get up to $1,000 in bonuses and bet on the next fight with a boosted bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
DeSantis has threatened to veto any effort by Florida lawmakers to have the state bankroll Trump's legal bills.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
The live casino section gives you access to baccarat, Super 6, roulette, and over 30 real money blackjack tables with buy-ins perfect for every bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
Trump donor bankrolls pro-RFK Jr. super PAC Notably, one of Trump's top donors continued to bankroll a Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-aligned super PAC.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
Before wagering real money, take advantage of these free play options to get familiar with features and find the ones worth giving a try without risking your bankroll.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Verb
With all that to budget for, Hellerstein doesn’t have the cash flow to bankroll new additions to his collection, especially in an age where the price of classic ballpark artifacts is at an all-time high.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
For decades, the city and county have relied on public improvement districts to bankroll the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure; the county website lists more than 20 dotted across the Fort Worth area, including the Stockyards, North Richland Hillsand downtown.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
Forward Jackson County was bankrolled almost entirely by five donors from the construction industry, campaign finance records show.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The effort, largely bankrolled by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood and backed by prominent state Republicans, is the latest attempt by conservatives to dismantle the program.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But buyers assert costs are to be borne by Phillip Sylvester, Cox’s former business partner who bankrolled the Grove property purchases.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The company still has other troubles to contend with, including a lawsuit filed by Musk, who helped bankroll the early years of OpenAI and was a co-chair of its board after its 2015 founding.
—Matt O'Brien and Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Beef and soybean exports have bankrolled a construction boom, transforming the capital’s skyline, but destroying swaths of Paraguay’s biodiverse forests.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The American Property Casualty Insurance Assn., the nation’s largest insurance lobbying group, bankrolled a new website attacking Consumer Watchdog in late 2023.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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bankroll
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: supply of money : funds
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