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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
This goes hand in hand with your bankroll management.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This is a great chance to redeem welcome offers from the leading sportsbooks and build up bankroll for Week 2.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
This goes hand in hand with your bankroll management.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Freida Pinto, Rhenzy Feliz, Leon Mandel, and NFL star DK Metcalf, who plays a version of himself, and veteran actor Ron Perlman, known for his gravelly authority in films like Hellboy and Pacific Rim, rounds out the ensemble as the quirky billionaire who’s bankrolling the expedition.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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