bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls
: to supply money for (a business, project, or person)
bankroller
noun
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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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PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
The United States has not significantly curbed domestic drug demand or the trafficking of U.S.-made firearms into Latin America, which bankroll and arm the region’s biggest Mafias and cartels.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Tariq Malik, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Linda McMahon, former WWE executive and former head of the Small Business Administration, quietly bankrolled Donald Trump's raucous Oct. 27 rally at Madison Square Garden.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Unlimited is home to hundreds of independent films, some with blockbuster budgets but most with smaller casts and bankrolls.
—PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
The United States has not significantly curbed domestic drug demand or the trafficking of U.S.-made firearms into Latin America, which bankroll and arm the region’s biggest Mafias and cartels.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Isaacman also bankrolled SpaceX's 2021 Inspiration4 private spaceflight and has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as NASA Administrator if confirmed next year.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Linda McMahon, former WWE executive and former head of the Small Business Administration, quietly bankrolled Donald Trump's raucous Oct. 27 rally at Madison Square Garden.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankroll. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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