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

The plan was for the Speedwell to remain in North America and fish for cod to salt and dry and take back to help repay the investors who bankrolled the journey. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

But the campaign was largely bankrolled by organizations that do not have to disclose their donors, which raised eyebrows from some voters. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

In 2024, for example, the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao was bankrolled almost exclusively by hundreds of thousands of dollars from hedge fund manager Philip Dreyfuss, who at the time resided in Piedmont. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

The $20 billion FIFA subsidiary, bankrolled by the brother of Jared Kushner, was blasted by international soccer organizations. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Amazon has also bankrolled a Manhattan Beach production services company, Innovative Dream. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

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