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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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
When the center is functioning correctly, its crowd-pleasing events bankroll art that is not always supported by the mainstream.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
Hitchcock bankrolled the operation with money from a trust fund that a 1974 Village Voice article pegged at $160 million.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
States finance unemployment payments themselves while the federal government bankrolls the system’s technology and infrastructure.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
When the center is functioning correctly, its crowd-pleasing events bankroll art that is not always supported by the mainstream.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Netflix has bankrolled some terrific films over the years, from Roma to Maestro.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 May 2025
Hitchcock bankrolled the operation with money from a trust fund that a 1974 Village Voice article pegged at $160 million.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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