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, 23 Sep. 2025
This goes hand in hand with your bankroll management.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Universal eventually stepped in to bankroll a spin-off movie, though the $39 million budget was a pittance in space opera terms.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Throughout the week, bet365 will have profit boosts, contests and early payout options for NFL games, too, so now is a great time to get up and running with a new account to start building your bankroll.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
This goes hand in hand with your bankroll management.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
In 2019, Buffett helped bankroll Occidental's purchase of Anadarko Petroleum with a $10 billion commitment, receiving preferred shares and warrants to buy common stock in return.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Universal eventually stepped in to bankroll a spin-off movie, though the $39 million budget was a pittance in space opera terms.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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