Synonyms of bankrolling

bankrolling 1 of 2

noun

as in funding

Related Words

• funding
• financing
• subsidy
• endowment
• sponsorship
• backing
• patronage
• assistance
• encouragement
• aegis
• aid
• auspice
• fosterage
• help

bankrolling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bankroll

as in financing

to provide money for

several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funding
• financing
• subsidizing
• supporting
• capitalizing
• underwriting
• endowing
• staking
• sponsoring
• endorsing
• aiding
• backing
• advocating
• maintaining
• championing
• paying
• refinancing
• defraying
• patronizing
• providing (for)
• standing
• liquidating
• cofinancing
• refunding
• grubstaking
• footing
• paying off
• nourishing
• springing (for)
• paying up
• settling
• discharging
• quitting
• recompensing
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defunding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bankrolling

Noun

Just last week, the utilities spent $10 million against me, joining Big Oil’s bankrolling of my opponents. — Tom Steyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

As recently as this summer, Robinson boasted about his role in co-creating, bankrolling, and starring in Legacy of Lies, an action movie headlined by John Wick martial artist Scott Adkins. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025

Verb

Wall Street's largest banks are riding a lucrative new wave — bankrolling the AI gold rush. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The man bankrolling it, John Middleton, was seated in the first row behind the Phillies’ dugout Friday. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Larry Ellison, co-founder of software giant Oracle, is bankrolling his son’s ambitions to acquire a second major entertainment company in less than a year. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

But the exact source of those dollars remains hidden, leaving voters in the dark about who is bankrolling the plan to overhaul the state’s tax structure. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Allies include Brin’s Building a Better California, which is bankrolling two counter-measures aimed at undermining the billionaire tax. — Ben Paviour july 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Northanger Limited was founded in October 2024 with producers bankrolling development from private funds worth £300,000. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026

If the superfund template survives, the next decade of American energy policy will be written by trial lawyers, attorneys general and a handful of out-of-state philanthropies bankrolling the litigation pipeline. — Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026

Purkis said Caulfeild is bankrolling the business — at least initially. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 May 2026