as in fund
available money
my total bankroll right now is $2,000
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as in to fund
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankroll
PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
The United States has not significantly curbed domestic drug demand or the trafficking of U.S.-made firearms into Latin America, which bankroll and arm the region’s biggest Mafias and cartels.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
And, since the first Trump administration, the agency has had further strain from bankrolling Covid recovery and paying states to shelter migrants.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Unlimited is home to hundreds of independent films, some with blockbuster budgets but most with smaller casts and bankrolls.
—PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
The United States has not significantly curbed domestic drug demand or the trafficking of U.S.-made firearms into Latin America, which bankroll and arm the region’s biggest Mafias and cartels.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Painters were beholden to those wealthy people bankrolling them.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
And, since the first Trump administration, the agency has had further strain from bankrolling Covid recovery and paying states to shelter migrants.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll
Noun
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Having funds in hand by pricing items reasonably is a much better option.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Quarterly filings showed that asset managers boosted allocations to U.S. ETFs tied to the price of spot bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2024, with Mubadala Investment Co — an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund — reporting a stake in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin ETF worth $436.9 million.—
Tommy Reggiori Wilkes and Hannah Lang,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charges also alleged Inzunza financed and ran the cartel’s security arm, known as Los Chimales.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My app on an iPhone, and slip it inside one of the pockets of a suitcase or bag (my dad added one to his golf bag).—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2025
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While New York City as a whole is safer than most other metropolises, pockets of especially rough neighborhoods are unsafe, particularly for young men.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The news is a blow to Intel and overall efforts to boost US chip manufacturing, which has included subsidizing the company’s factories across the US.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankroll. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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