bankroll

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noun (1)

bank·​roll ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl 

: supply of money : funds

bankroll

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verb

bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls

transitive verb

: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)

bankroller noun

bankroller

3 of 3

noun (2)

bank·​roll·​er

ˈbaŋk-ˌrō-lər

: one that bankrolls

was bankroller for a television show

Synonyms of bankroll

Noun (1)

• fund
• pocket
• finances
• resources

Verb

• fund
• finance
• subsidize

Examples of bankroll in a Sentence

Noun (1)

They started the business with a fairly small bankroll.

my total bankroll right now is $2,000

Verb

several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Nvidia, the $5 trillion AI infrastructure superstar, just arranged $500 billion in financing from Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms to bankroll customer orders for its cutting-edge chips. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

The short and simple answer to that is bankroll the Civil Rights movement, in a not incidental or casual way. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Corporate money has poured into both sides of the Massachusetts primary, with Advance Progress, a PAC supportive of Moulton, bankrolled by major financial players like former Bain Capital co-chair Josh Bekenstein. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

In June, the Florida Bulldog published an article detailing how Alvarez’s campaign was being bankrolled by Trump allies who were irate by Ruiz’s ruling in the presidential library case. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

bankroll + -er

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1849, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bankroll

• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol
• flagpole

Kids Definition

bankroll

noun

bank·​roll

ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl

: supply of money : funds