as in fund
available money
my total bankroll right now is $2,000
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as in to fund
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankroll
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
And, remember, this $20 million NIL bankroll isn't an athletic department expense.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024
Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
Finally, an investor who understood his vision and was willing to take a chance bankrolled his first location.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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
And, remember, this $20 million NIL bankroll isn't an athletic department expense.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2024
Verb
The Trump administration is very significantly bankrolled by the fossil fuels industry.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
Finally, an investor who understood his vision and was willing to take a chance bankrolled his first location.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll
Noun
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But so far, the majority of the legislature has signaled that the use of COMBAT tax funds doesn’t qualify.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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That means people who are paid from the UI fund and eventually paid by an employer – as happens in teacher strikes – could result in an overpayment that the state can recoup.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
Verb
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More subsidies, more help with financing homes and increased incentives to make housing more affordable are needed.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
Noun
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One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Prior to the tour’s launch, Smallwood took to Iron Maiden’s website to request that fans put their phones back into their pockets and witness the show as it’s supposed to be seen.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The assumption is that taxpayers are subsidizing many healthy, child-free adults who are out of work.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
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Drug makers discount their products to gain access to foreign markets then subsidize those discounts through high U.S. prices.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankroll. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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