bankroll

Example Sentences

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Big Tech has the balance sheets and the electricity addiction to bankroll what the U.S. government has spent 50 years failing to do.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Their careers play leapfrog, abetted by the studio executives and moneymen who bankroll their film projects, often against the executives’ better judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The universe of people willing and able to bankroll that — and who had control of an NFL team — was tiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Back in 2015, a $200 bankroll could be neatly divided into 40 different wagers.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

I decided against it, though, since, unless one has a large bankroll, the rate at which one wins money is too slow to be worth the time and intense concentration required.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos