bankroll
noun
money in one's possession; monetary resources.
had been bankrolling
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past perfect progressiveof bankroll.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Wheeler alleges in his suit that he met with then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer on April 20, along with Ed Butowsky, a conservative financier who had been bankrolling Wheeler’s investigation of the Rich slaying.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2017
Richie successfully sold his share to the mobster who had been bankrolling Rondelay, that way getting the money he needed to start American Century, and asked if Lester could be released from his contract.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2016
