bankroll
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
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a roll of currency notes
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the financial resources of a person, organization, etc
verb
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Present
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bankrollsimple
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bankrollssimple
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have bankrolledperfect
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has bankrolledperfect
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am bankrollingprogressive
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are bankrollingprogressive
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is bankrollingprogressive
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have been bankrollingperfect progressive
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has been bankrollingperfect progressive
Past
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bankrolledsimple
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had bankrolledperfect
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was bankrollingprogressive
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were bankrollingprogressive
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had been bankrollingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of bankroll
Example Sentences
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The company has long relied on this high-yielding equity as its primary engine to bankroll Bitcoin acquisitions—a strategy that backfires when the shares lose ground.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Big Tech may increasingly sell stock to bankroll $820 billion AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mejia said Sokoloff’s mother — married to Jonathan Sokoloff, managing partner of private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners — was trying to bankroll the seat for her son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
A decade later, Starlink is now generating enough money to bankroll a company that burns through it at warp speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Sportswriters argued that the rich event was a farce arranged to pad Seabiscuit’s bankroll.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
One Saudi source told us that the speculation could be linked to the publication on Thursday of a new four-year strategy for the country's sovereign wealth fund PIF, which bankrolls LIV.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Phil Knight, who bankrolls Oregon, turned Nike into an intercontinental empire that transformed the Ducks into a gridiron behemoth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
It might seem wise to make room for smaller bankrolls in the city—the soul of Las Vegas is contingent on budget travelers—but those appeals are invariably ignored.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
In past years, this tiny desert nation has captured outsized attention largely because of the splashy real estate projects it bankrolls with proceeds from the world’s largest gas field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
What’s more, she had seen off these “Calibans of brute strength, enormous bankrolls and stupendous power” using only “Nature’s greatest resource, a radiant intellect.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The men are part of a group of industry insiders who are alleged to have bankrolled spending sprees and luxury home stays by Alison-Madueke, 65.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
So far, the Hangzhou-based firm has been largely bankrolled by founder Liang Wenfeng’s own cash and profit from High-Flyer, the hedge fund that he co-founded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, during a time when he was being heavily bankrolled by esoteric Catholic billionaire Peter Thiel.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
The business bankrolled Nihill’s early days in comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
And ever since Matthew Boulton bankrolled Watt’s engine—and got rich off it—folks with dreams and some extra cash have been eager to get a piece of the action.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Obrokta’s son had spent many years as a middle-class child with an absent father, but his teammates knew him only as a rich kid whose father was bankrolling the squad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The organization has donated sporadically in recent years, according to Police Commission records, mostly bankrolling holiday parties and other smaller events aimed at boosting officer morale.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The decision by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to stop bankrolling LIV Golf at the end of the season has plunged the future of the breakaway series into doubt.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
This situation leaves open the question of whether the public has a right to know who is bankrolling a nonprofit’s activity.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
"Scott's bankrolling us. His mom keeps a change jar, so we've got plenty."
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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