bankroll
noun
money in one's possession; monetary resources.
have been bankrolling
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present perfect progressiveof bankroll.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since then, private investors around Silicon Valley have been bankrolling the technology.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
No elected leader has completed a five-year term in Guinea-Bissau and analysts say donors and regional powers who have been bankrolling the interim administration are frustrated with the recurrent crises.
From Reuters ● Apr. 16, 2014
The crucial underlying impetus for a settlement, however, is the detente that began emerging last summer between China and the Soviet Union, which have been bankrolling the opposing armies in Kampuchea.
From Time Magazine Archive
