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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Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who is seeking reelection to his state office in November against nominal GOP opposition, has already amassed an $18.3 million campaign bankroll.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The president has repeatedly and emphatically said the sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be entirely bankrolled by private donors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Musk, who helped bankroll OpenAI, launched a rival AI company in 2023 called xAI, which built a chatbot that competes with ChatGPT.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who is seeking reelection to his state office in November against nominal GOP opposition, has already amassed an $18.3 million campaign bankroll.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Continue reading … FOLLOW THE FUNDS — Senate candidate running as 'Independent' continues to be bankrolled by left-wing money.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The president has repeatedly and emphatically said the sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be entirely bankrolled by private donors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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