as in fund
available money
my total bankroll right now is $2,000
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as in to fund
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankroll
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Authoritarian powers exploit these fissures: Russia bankrolls and amplifies extremist movements, China exports surveillance tools, and both flood their Western adversaries with disinformation.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Now operating from the shadows in Colombia, Roper has been operating a massive arms-smuggling ring with the goal of rebuilding his empire and bankrolling a private guerrilla army to topple the local government.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Nvidia will pump that amount into OpenAI to bankroll data centers.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Authoritarian powers exploit these fissures: Russia bankrolls and amplifies extremist movements, China exports surveillance tools, and both flood their Western adversaries with disinformation.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
These proposals are backed and bankrolled by out-of-state interests, including New York hedge funds, seeking to fundamentally remake vast tracts of Florida without playing by local rules or paying the full costs of growth.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Now operating from the shadows in Colombia, Roper has been operating a massive arms-smuggling ring with the goal of rebuilding his empire and bankrolling a private guerrilla army to topple the local government.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll
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As well as the Soros Economic Development Fund, Delta40’s fund is supported by investors including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Dutch development bank FMO, Germany’s development agency GIZ, and the Skoll Foundation.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The fund isn’t intended to be used for routine classroom costs, like basic materials and supplies, and should be calculated to include any Medicaid reimbursements, according to the bill.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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The society’s scholarships are available to high school students or adult learners to assist in financing college, graduate school or technical school tuition.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Elaf Fund aims to finance large-scale projects in Syria with participation from Saudi private-sector investors, Falih added.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The couple turned the home into a bed-and-breakfast and welcomed generations of visitors to their little pocket of Roanoke Island for the next 30 years.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Rural areas of the state and pockets within cities have become food deserts where the largest supermarkets choose not to enter.—
Jack Buffington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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In our view, Boise State and San Diego State, in particular, had grown weary of subsidizing the lower-value, sporadically competitive schools in the Mountain West.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Gratuity should reward exceptional service, not subsidize inadequate base wages.—
Ricardo Cici,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Savannah Guthrie's celebrity status has also garnered extensive resources from the federal and local government — including a $100,000 FBI reward for accurate information about her whereabouts or that could lead to an arrest and conviction of whoever took her.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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That means working collaboratively with CMS leadership to understand needs, prioritize resources that directly support learning and staff, and ensure funding decisions are responsible, transparent and focused on student success.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankroll. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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