bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
bankroller
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
DeSantis has threatened to veto any effort by Florida lawmakers to have the state bankroll Trump's legal bills.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 27 June 2024
Progressives like the Working Families Party and Justice Democrats say pro-Israel groups, including some bankrolled by right-wing Republicans, effectively engineered Bowman’s defeat to punish him for his outspoken criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
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Noun
The party may have second thoughts about their nominee, but if Biden refuses to drop out, there’s little to be done other than perhaps applying extraordinary pressures like cutting off the DNC’s bankroll and other resources to urge him to change his mind.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
DeSantis has threatened to veto any effort by Florida lawmakers to have the state bankroll Trump's legal bills.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Verb
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments But those plans focus on providing protection for four astronauts on a mission dubbed Polaris Dawn, an all-private endeavor bankrolled by finance billionaire Jared Isaacman that could take off as soon as this summer.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 27 June 2024
Progressives like the Working Families Party and Justice Democrats say pro-Israel groups, including some bankrolled by right-wing Republicans, effectively engineered Bowman’s defeat to punish him for his outspoken criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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