bankroll

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noun

bank·​roll ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl How to pronounce bankroll (audio)
Synonyms of bankrollnext
: supply of money : funds

bankroll

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verb

bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls

transitive verb

: 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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Lost in all of that has been a string of solid baseball looks that have kept the bankroll from plummeting. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026 The more than $200M in funding will help bankroll projects like road raising, dune reconstruction and storm pumps. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
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Taxpayers will no longer bankroll an organization that puts its own self-interests ahead of the Americans it was created to serve. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 June 2026 For years, these funds have bankrolled global buyout firms, including Apollo Global Management, which is among the groups financing the offer. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankroll

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First Known Use

Noun

1849, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bankroll was in 1849

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bankroll

noun
bank·​roll
ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl
: supply of money : funds

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