bankroll

1 of 2

noun

bank·​roll ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl 

: supply of money : funds

bankroll

2 of 2

verb

bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls

transitive verb

: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)

bankroller noun

Synonyms

Noun

• coffers
• exchequer
• finances
• fund
• pocket
• resources
• wherewithal

Verb

• capitalize
• endow
• finance
• fund
• stake
• subsidize
• underwrite

Examples of bankroll in a Sentence

Noun

They started the business with a fairly small bankroll.

my total bankroll right now is $2,000

Verb

several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Once a group of gnarly dependents, this fanbase now has well-paying jobs and credit cards, and through these, not only an insatiable hunger for the seemingly endless content produced by gaming companies but the bankroll to finance it all. —Gary Denham, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

But hedge funds exist more or less entirely to make bets like that, and have much deeper bankrolls and risk tolerances. —Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

Verb

After years of looking down at other teams for paying their players, Michigan ruthlessly and shamelessly flipped the switch and found wealthy donors willing to bankroll a star quarterback. —Austin Meek, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

Moreno’s statement made no mention of crypto, despite the fact that the industry bankrolled his campaign. —Ari Levy,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1849, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1915, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bankroll

noun

bank·​roll

ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl

: supply of money : funds