bankrolls

present tense third-person singular of bankroll

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bankrolls As part of its annual budget, the city gets nearly $10 billion in federal funding that bankrolls various initiatives, including food and rent assistance for low-income New Yorkers as well as education programs and health care services via Medicaid. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025 Moscow is expanding its military footprint in Nicaragua, while Beijing bankrolls Ortega’s control through secretive deals that serve the dictatorship, not the people. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025 There are far fewer hard numbers around for the couple's income because they are not required to publish their accounts, like the estate that bankrolls William. Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024 Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolls
Verb
  • The organization has defended its dynamic pricing strategy, part of a plan to generate $3 billion in ticket sales next year, arguing that the money funds the sport around the world.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Eroding the basic research foundation The NIH funds early-stage research that lacks immediate commercial value but provides the building blocks for future innovations.
    Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Condecine revenue feeds into the Fundo Setorial do Audiovisual (FSA), the country’s main incentive fund for indie production that also finances distribution and the exhibition infrastructure.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That neighborhood's new commercial developments generate property tax revenue that finances downtown improvements.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Payment snafu affects staff pay, other necessities Michigan subsidizes the cost of child care for families who qualify for the program based on household income.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The district also subsidizes more than a dozen affordable studios at ArtPark and RiNo Art District Studios at the Backyard on Blake.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Bankrolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolls. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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