BANKROLL Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

bankroll 1 of 2

noun

ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl

Definition of bankroll

as in fund

available money my total bankroll right now is $2,000

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bankroll

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verb

as in to fund

to provide money for several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

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defund

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Recent Examples of bankroll

Noun

The Blue Grass win was his third in six career outings and raised his bankroll to $1,146,328. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026 But people don’t want to be affiliated with its leadership that leaves parents with no child care for random days off, pushes tax hikes on residents and bankrolls the city’s unpopular mayor. — Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Verb

Of course, 90 percent bankrolled by Sepp Blatter and his cronies, the critical flop (a zero Rotten Tomatoes rating) and commercial loser ($171,000 at the box office against a $30 million budget, America’s lowest-grossing opening ever) was never going to paint a well-balanced picture. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026 Northanger Limited was founded in October 2024 with producers bankrolling development from private funds worth £300,000. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankroll

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll

Noun

Additionally, the bill allows cities and counties to allocate up to 20% of the funds toward building affordable homes — a modest but welcome change for Bay Area communities facing persistent shortages of affordable housing dollars.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Trump has continued to express interest in the fund after Blanche said it was dropped amid legal challenges.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

What a no vote would mean A ‘no’ vote would reject the bond proposal and prohibit the city from issuing new bonds to finance support of the Housing Trust Fund.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
An O’Neil Group affiliate, the landlord entity financing the construction, applied for the tax credit.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of finance

Verb

Put a different way, paying customers have subsidized higher operational costs for the company, but not enough to make the big arrow go up for shareholders.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
The growth has been charged by the Chinese state, which has subsidized farms to encourage economic development in rural areas.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

Definition of subsidize

Noun

Fire and rescue crews deployed boats, dive teams, and additional resources during the search for the missing swimmer.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Hochul signed the executive order Tuesday morning, establishing the one-year moratorium in state environmental permitting in response to the growing public concern over rising utility costs and demand for energy and water resources.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026