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, 31 Mar. 2026
The more than $200M in funding will help bankroll projects like road raising, dune reconstruction and storm pumps.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Shakhtar’s success was bankrolled by Rinat Akhmetov, the richest businessman in the country, with a multi-national squad focused on a core of Ukrainian and Brazilian players.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The current Chalkboard welcome offer provides users with a 100% deposit match of up to $100, instantly doubling your initial bankroll for tonight's NBA and MLB slates.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The more than $200M in funding will help bankroll projects like road raising, dune reconstruction and storm pumps.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Those Democratic candidates have continued a tradition of relying on donors in the country’s most populous state to bankroll their campaigns.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Shakhtar’s success was bankrolled by Rinat Akhmetov, the richest businessman in the country, with a multi-national squad focused on a core of Ukrainian and Brazilian players.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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