bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
bankroller
noun
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
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Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Your bonus will help fund your bankroll for more opportunities after this weekend, where victories will lead to withdrawable cash profit.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 28 June 2025
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman offered to bankroll someone, anyone, who would run against Mamdani, implying his mayoralty would spur a flight with the ultrarich.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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Noun
Mexican cartels treat illicit tobacco and vapes as low-risk, high-margin cash commodities that bankroll violence.
—Edgar Domenech, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Your bonus will help fund your bankroll for more opportunities after this weekend, where victories will lead to withdrawable cash profit.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
And billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman (who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election) pledged to bankroll whichever viable challenger vows to take on Mamdani in November.
—Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 28 June 2025
Billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman offered to bankroll someone, anyone, who would run against Mamdani, implying his mayoralty would spur a flight with the ultrarich.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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