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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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
States finance unemployment payments themselves while the federal government bankrolls the system’s technology and infrastructure.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
For years, Qatar poured millions into the Brookings Institution, one of America’s most respected think tanks, and bankrolled its former branch in Doha.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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Noun
The Community Development Block Grant program, $3.3 billion in funds sent to states and localities to help bankroll infrastructure, housing rehabilitation and other public initiatives.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
States finance unemployment payments themselves while the federal government bankrolls the system’s technology and infrastructure.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Editors’ Picks Image Altman, dining regularly with Musk, mirrors his anxieties and persuades him to bankroll a more idealistic rival.
—Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
For years, Qatar poured millions into the Brookings Institution, one of America’s most respected think tanks, and bankrolled its former branch in Doha.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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