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
Prosecutor Alexandra Healy KC said the former minister improperly allowed powerful men with lucrative government contracts in the oil business to bankroll her extravagant lifestyle.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Big Tech may increasingly sell stock to bankroll $820 billion AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
It has also co-opted the economy, so that Sudan’s many riches bankroll the belligerents even as most Sudanese are impoverished.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
She offered him another five dollars if he went back, and he built a small bankroll until he couldn’t deny he had found a true passion.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
As for the prospects of enticing producers to ramp up output to where it was a quarter-century ago, Brownfield said, “I just don’t see it, unless the U.S. basically bankrolls them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 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
Amazon has also bankrolled a Manhattan Beach production services company, Innovative Dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The attacks in the Red Sea that reshaped global shipping over the past month were partly bankrolled this way, too.
From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026
The LIV project, which pivoted to a more traditional 72-hole format this year, has been bankrolled by an eye-watering amount of money from PIF.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 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
There’s also a nascent league, the Professional Women’s Hockey League, which began playing in 2023, is bankrolled by Dodgers/Lakers plutocrat Mark Walter, and has had impressive success, filling arenas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
WOW is bankrolling proposals to cap stadium parking fees and raise taxes on event tickets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 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
Now it is transitioning to bankrolling the specialized equipment that remains a foreign chokepoint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 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
“Don’t even worry about it. I’m bankrolling this operation.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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