bankroll
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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bankrolls,
present (3rd person singular)
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bankrolled,
past participle, past
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bankrolling
present participle
noun
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a roll of currency notes
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the financial resources of a person, organization, etc
verb
Other Word Forms
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Conjugated Forms
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 Ellisons’ generosity helped bankroll player acquisitions and opened doors for Jolin’s behind-the-scenes involvement in Michigan sports teams over the past three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
And once Stark Industries and Wayne Enterprises bankroll their respective super-squads’ fortified headquarters, they attract the universe’s talent.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
With this bankroll, he was able to purchase and outfit a three-masted, coal-powered barkentine called Polaris from a Norwegian firm that specialized in polar vessels.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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
The American-based PGA Tour, Europe's DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which bankrolls LIV, surprised the golfing world last June when they announced a "framework agreement" to merge interests.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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
He allegedly used his illicit wealth to fulfill his dreams of playing professional soccer, buying himself a spot in the starting lineup for teams he bankrolled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The high times, prosecutors seemed to imply, had been bankrolled by the Roebucks’ cash.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Executives at the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which bankrolled Six Flags Qiddiya City, have told others that things are “business as usual,” according to people familiar with those discussions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The biopic was bankrolled by Daniel Vorcaro, a jailed banker who is accused of orchestrating one of Brazil's largest financial fraud cases.
From Barron's
Despite its decision to stop bankrolling LIV Golf, PIF added it "remains committed" to its "substantial current and future investments in various sports as a priority sector".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
That historic windfall has increasingly drawn Nvidia into bankrolling AI expansion through investments in startups.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Larry Ellison, co-founder of software giant Oracle, is bankrolling his son’s ambitions to acquire a second major entertainment company in less than a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
These ads better be bankrolling the most distressing movie ever made.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026
“Don’t even worry about it. I’m bankrolling this operation.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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