bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
bankroller
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Patrick Sauer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Thiel also helped bankroll vice presidential nominee J.D.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Rebecca Picciotto,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
Their campaigns have spread disinformation while bankrolling politicians, and, as Vox recently detailed, university scientists who advance their agenda.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Person, then an assistant coach at his alma mater, pocketed the bankroll with a promissory note to deliver top NBA prospects to Blazer, who would then become their business manager.
—Patrick Sauer, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Thiel also helped bankroll vice presidential nominee J.D.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Verb
Earlier this year, Musk created the America PAC, a pro-Trump political action committee that Musk reportedly had planned to bankroll with as much as $45 million a month.
—Rebecca Picciotto,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
Their campaigns have spread disinformation while bankrolling politicians, and, as Vox recently detailed, university scientists who advance their agenda.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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