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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Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Mexican cartels treat illicit tobacco and vapes as low-risk, high-margin cash commodities that bankroll violence.
—Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Its companies bankroll new plants around the world, including one in Indonesia that's set to open in 2026, Reuters reports.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Noun
This race not only stamps a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup, but could also reshape the older filly & mare division—and your betting bankroll.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Mexican cartels treat illicit tobacco and vapes as low-risk, high-margin cash commodities that bankroll violence.
—Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Verb
By his own admission, the Mexican lawman known as El Diablo — The Devil — supervised a scourge of torture, murder, kidnappings, land grabs and other abuses while amassing a fortune in cartel bribes that bankrolled purchases of homes, cattle and a fleet of buses.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Its companies bankroll new plants around the world, including one in Indonesia that's set to open in 2026, Reuters reports.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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