bankroll
noun
money in one's possession; monetary resources.
are bankrolling
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present progressiveof bankroll.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I mean, they are bankrolling the Beijing Olympics."
From Fox News ● Feb. 3, 2022
Western powers are bankrolling the G5, a regional counterterrorism force with troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
From Economist ● Jul. 12, 2018
Investors are bankrolling plans to manufacture biofuels from energy-efficient crops and agricultural waste such as corn husks, algae and even forest brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2014
His supporters, including EU partners who are bankrolling Athens with hundreds of billions of euros, say the affair reflects continuing political reluctance in Greece to confront many of the country's structural flaws.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2013
As the fires have become a more frequent feature of life in California, though, insurance companies are bankrolling a big expansion in the private firefighting sector.
From Slate
