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
Also in November, multi-stage fund Index Ventures, which has bankrolled Facebook, Etsy and Skype, launched its second Origins fund, which will invest $300 million in early-stage startups.
From Reuters ● Jan. 3, 2023
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
Others point to his investment in training facilities, or the transfer fees and high salaries he has bankrolled in outspending rivals.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2022
Of their six rivals in the Belgian second division, four are the playthings of foreign investors: the Thai owners of Leicester City, the Russian billionaire who has bankrolled A.S.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2017
