BANKROLL Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbaŋk-ˌrōl

Definition of bankroll

as in fund

available money my total bankroll right now is $2,000

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bankroll

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verb

as in to fund

to provide money for several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

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defund

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Recent Examples of bankroll

Noun

Richards attained fame as a pioneering male supermodel in major ad campaigns by the likes of Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, and Helmut Newton, but all along he was being extorted and exploited by Mierers and his followers to bolster (and bankroll) their shaky, pseudoscientific philosophy. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026 Multiple survivors of Frederick von Mierers' Eternal Values cult are featured in the docuseries, though none more prominently than Hoyt Richards, a former model who used his fame and success to help bankroll von Mierers' enterprise before eventually escaping his clutches. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

Verb

Cook got longtime search cash cow Alphabet to bankroll Apple’s AI, which means bankrolling not only Gemini but, perhaps more important, the huge power costs. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 Offshore oil discoveries could bankroll her jobs promise, or deepen the sense that Namibia’s wealth flows elsewhere. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bankroll

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll

Noun

Furthermore, using opioid abatement funds, the county has expanded youth and family support services, co-responder units and other harm-reduction services.

— Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
For example, large funds may have been rebalancing their portfolios at the end of the third quarter.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

Since then, Qatar has been frustrated by allegations leveled by Israeli political leaders that its payments to Gaza had helped finance the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
LendingTree found that nearly one-third of Americans have used buy-now, pay-later to finance necessities like groceries, double the 14% who used the service two years ago.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of finance

Noun

The instigating weather system bringing the risk to the Southwest is an upper-level low — or a high altitude pocket of cold air, low pressure and spin.

— Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Make sure to pick the promotion that keeps the most cash in your pocket!

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pocket

Noun

The subject is of particular interest at CBS News, where Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has repeatedly encouraged the network’s journalists to dedicate serious resources to finding a potential link.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Harnessing that opportunity requires both the resources to teach CPR effectively and the policies to ensure every student has the chance to learn it.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026