bankroll
noun
money in one's possession; monetary resources.
has bankrolled
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present perfectof bankroll (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since the early 1990s, Bigelow has bankrolled a voluminous stream of pseudoscience on modern-day UFO lore—investigating everything from crop circles and cattle mutilations to alien abductions and UFO crashes.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 25, 2023
Knowing they did not have the financial means, Cohen in 2016 brought on board Therium, a British firm that has bankrolled legal actions by raising money from institutional investors, including a sovereign wealth fund.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2022
Everyone is at the financial mercy of a cosmetics giant that has bankrolled the production solely in hopes of convincing Mira to become the face of its new fragrance, Dreamscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
China — which in past years has bankrolled many of Sri Lanka’s major infrastructure projects with loans — keeps its distance.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Al-Khelaifi is chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, which has bankrolled PSG since 2011 and has been accused of 'sportswashing'.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2022
