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, 7 Dec. 2025
Nvidia will pump that amount into OpenAI to bankroll data centers.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And a large number of smaller projects favored by state lawmakers were bankrolled.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
With Sleeper promo code NEWSWEEKXL, this combination delivers up to $120 in bonus funds, providing a substantial bankroll boost just in time for a crucial stretch of pro football action.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Nvidia will pump that amount into OpenAI to bankroll data centers.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
Hynes has the backing of the Cook County Democratic Party, much of the real estate industry and some influential unions while the independently wealthy Kaegi can bankroll his own race.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And a large number of smaller projects favored by state lawmakers were bankrolled.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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