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
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The state’s top political fund-raisers—a pair of Christian nationalists—were bankrolling the effort.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 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
On the Democratic side, billionaire donors like Soros and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker are bankrolling efforts to propel Crawford to victory.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The state’s top political fund-raisers—a pair of Christian nationalists—were bankrolling the effort.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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