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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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024
Don't miss the chance to score a massive bankroll booster during one of the busiest periods on the sports calendar.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Reuters has reported that MFE has arranged $3.6 billion (3.4 billion euros) in financing to bankroll its expansion plans, with TV assets in Portugal and the Netherlands also thought to be in its sights.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
And, remember, this $20 million NIL bankroll isn't an athletic department expense.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024
Don't miss the chance to score a massive bankroll booster during one of the busiest periods on the sports calendar.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
One of Them Days ends with Alyssa and Dreux not only scraping together enough money for that rent payment, but having enough left over to bankroll a more comfortable and less stressful future.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Reuters has reported that MFE has arranged $3.6 billion (3.4 billion euros) in financing to bankroll its expansion plans, with TV assets in Portugal and the Netherlands also thought to be in its sights.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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