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, 25 Oct. 2025
Authoritarian powers exploit these fissures: Russia bankrolls and amplifies extremist movements, China exports surveillance tools, and both flood their Western adversaries with disinformation.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Taking the stage at his campaign’s watch party, the 34-year-old Democrat celebrated his win while taking aim at the wealthy donors who had bankrolled his opponent, independent candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Think of this promo as an opportunity to start building a bankroll on FanDuel Sportsbook.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Authoritarian powers exploit these fissures: Russia bankrolls and amplifies extremist movements, China exports surveillance tools, and both flood their Western adversaries with disinformation.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
New Delhi has propped up neighboring governments by bankrolling them, lobbying the West on their behalf, or deploying its security forces.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Taking the stage at his campaign’s watch party, the 34-year-old Democrat celebrated his win while taking aim at the wealthy donors who had bankrolled his opponent, independent candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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