Synonyms of bankrolled

bankrolled

verb

past tense of bankroll

as in financed

to provide money for

several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• financed
• funded
• subsidized
• supported
• capitalized
• endowed
• staked
• underwrote
• sponsored
• endorsed
• backed
• aided
• advocated
• maintained
• championed
• paid
• patronized
• provided (for)
• defrayed
• stood
• refinanced
• liquidated
• paid up
• nourished
• cofinanced
• paid off
• grubstaked
• refunded
• sprang (for)
• settled
• footed
• discharged
• recompensed
• quit
• cleared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bankrolled

Following a very public and increasingly acrimonious falling out with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of chemicals giant INEOS who bankrolled Ainslie’s two previous Cup campaigns, this is a level of limelight Ainslie could do without. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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

The deal is bankrolled by Trump ally Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of Oracle, whose son David Ellison became CEO of Paramount through a merger last year. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

Sam does not find out this season that Charlie bankrolled his education to become a doctor. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 June 2026

For years, these funds have bankrolled global buyout firms, including Apollo Global Management, which is among the groups financing the offer. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026

The Los Angeles Police Foundation, a nonprofit group that has long bankrolled equipment for the LAPD and offered other support, has criticized delays in installing the Flock devices. — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026

The quiet collapse of America’s research ethics watchdog In little over a year, the federal office responsible for overseeing the vast research enterprise bankrolled by the Department of Health and Human Services — including keeping study participants safe — has collapsed. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 June 2026