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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Kennedy French, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The sport is feeding on itself and while programs like Texas, Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame can survive because of collectives and massive bankrolls, the smaller schools will soon be faced with having to cut costs to keep up, which means the possible loss of nonrevenue producing sports.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
But as his bankroll grows, so do the stakes.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The sport is feeding on itself and while programs like Texas, Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame can survive because of collectives and massive bankrolls, the smaller schools will soon be faced with having to cut costs to keep up, which means the possible loss of nonrevenue producing sports.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Silicon Valley interests had, after all, largely bankrolled the later phases of the cannabis legalization effort in California.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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