Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for bankroll. Search instead for Jackroll.
Definitions

bankroll

[bangk-rohl] / ˈbæŋkˌroʊl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The Hangzhou-based company is seeking to raise $7.4 billion to bankroll research and development, and its expansion into computing infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 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

She offered him another five dollars if he went back, and he built a small bankroll until he couldn’t deny he had found a true passion.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Limited financial resources require them to act more disciplined than teams with giant bankrolls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

One Saudi source told us that the speculation could be linked to the publication on Thursday of a new four-year strategy for the country's sovereign wealth fund PIF, which bankrolls LIV.

From BBC Apr. 15, 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

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

But LIV’s future is on the brink now that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which bankrolled the entire operation, has decided to turn off the funding tap after this season.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 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

The attacks in the Red Sea that reshaped global shipping over the past month were partly bankrolled this way, too.

From Barron's Apr. 18, 2026

JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, during a time when he was being heavily bankrolled by esoteric Catholic billionaire Peter Thiel.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

The business bankrolled Nihill’s early days in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

That historic windfall has increasingly drawn Nvidia into bankrolling AI expansion through investments in startups.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The decision by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to stop bankrolling LIV Golf at the end of the season has plunged the future of the breakaway series into doubt.

From BBC May 1, 2026

The members hugged him back, from bankrolling his college tuition to sending him generous gifts when he retired in 2013 and donations when his beloved wife, Cheryl, died in 2020 after suffering a massive stroke.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 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




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training