Definition of bankroll
: supply of money : funds
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Examples of bankroll in a Sentence
They started the business with a fairly small bankroll.
my total bankroll right now is $2,000
Recent Examples of bankroll from the Web
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Stick around for a few hours and your bankroll will almost certainly be gone.
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His latest movie, which is also his first in 15 years, stars Keith Carradine and Sondra Locke as two down-on-their-luck people who each improbably stumble onto ample bankrolls.
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On the topic of starting and running up a poker bankroll, there is no shortage of advice out there.
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On Bye earned $34,827 for the win, pushing his career bankroll to $529,530 with a record of 7-19-10 from 56 starts.
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In 2016, George Soros, the philanthropist who’d later bankroll Krasner’s campaign, backed a dozen reform candidates, and ten of them won.
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The party-wrangling has emerged despite Baker’s popularity in public polls and $7.9 million political bankroll that dwarfs all Democrats’ campaign funds combined.
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His campaign bankroll includes $500 from Mac Churchill and $250 from Tarrant County Commissioner Gary Fickes, according to campaign finance records filed Jan. 15 that reflect donations through the end of 2017.
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Unlike the Jolie-Pitts, not all of them have the bankroll necessary to hire a top-tier attorney like Laura Wasser.
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First Known Use of bankroll
1849
Definition of bankroll
bankrolled;
bankrolling;
bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
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bankroller
nounExamples of bankroll in a Sentence
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
Recent Examples of bankroll from the Web
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American farmers could still take a sizable hit in the long run if China’s tariffs prompt Brazil and other suppliers to expand their soy acreage, or if China bankrolls cultivation outside its borders.
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His last-minute advertising push during the campaign was bankrolled by a super PAC that got money from a dark-money organization.
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It is bankrolled by a wealthy philanthropist from Los Angeles, Morris Young, who selected Kansas City as the location for the app's pilot phase, with hopes for expansion nationwide.
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JPMorgan Chase is helping to bankroll a new two-year college to prepare low-income Chicagoans for jobs in nursing and other high-demand fields.
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Conservative groups and wealthy Republican donors have helped bankroll the legal assault against fair share fees, culminating in Wednesday's ruling.
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Simons was one of the Bay Area donors who helped bankroll a campaign supporting Stacey Abrams, winner of last month’s Democratic primary for governor in Georgia.
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Last summer, Paris Saint-Germain, a team bankrolled by Qatari investors, set a record by buying the Brazilian star Neymar from Barcelona for $263 million.
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The supermarket chain is one of a long line of Florida corporations that has helped bankroll Putnam's candidacy.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bankroll.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of bankroll
1915
bankroll Synonyms
Synonyms
capitalize, endow, finance, fund, stake, subsidize, underwrite;
Antonyms
Related Words
advocate, aid, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), patronize, sponsor, support;
maintain, nourish, provide (for);
clear, defray, discharge, foot, liquidate, pay, pay off, pay up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand;
BANKROLL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of bankroll for English Language Learners
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: to supply money for (a business, project, person, etc.)
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