BANKROLL Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Lost in all of that has been a string of solid baseball looks that have kept the bankroll from plummeting. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026 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

Verb

Amazon has also bankrolled a Manhattan Beach production services company, Innovative Dream. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 The Newlands, for one, are unlikely to bankroll the effort, now that their son has graduated. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankroll

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll

Noun

The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Here, the bankruptcy trustee knew about the Purplemed sale for $15 million and that most of the funds were in the Children's Trust.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of fund

Noun

Retaliation against the Chinese commodity cartel is reported to be brewing in the form of an Australian iron ore cartel, starting with possible approval for the miners to pool their resources in what would normally be against anti-monopoly law.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Other Republicans said constituents weren't behind it and one Democratic lawmaker worried that the change could cost rural parts of the state federal resources if they're put in the same districts with suburban areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026