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Definition of Bankrolling
1. bankroll [v] - See also: bankroll
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bankrolling
Literary usage of Bankrolling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. False Patriots: The Threat of Antigovernment Extremists by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"bankrolling the Revolution Antigovernment Activists Are Well Financed The Patriot
movement operates on a healthy cash flow, funded by enterprises ranging ..."
2. A New Beginning: Recasting the U.S.-Japan Economic Relationship by Bruce Stokes (2000)
"Finally, the United States needs Japan to continue bankrolling Asian development,
something Washington has long abandoned. In 1998, Tokyo gave $5.3 billion ..."
3. Nuclear Nonproliferation: Implementation of the U. S. by Gene Aloise (1998)
"First, State said that we implied that the United States will end up "bankrolling"
activities arising from the Agreed Framework in the event of a funding ..."
4. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"North also stated that "if Shultz knew that the Ayatollah was bankrolling this
whole thing he'd have a heart attack." Miller did not understand either ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1867)
"Enough of bankrolling when the moon is in the skies ; I'm sick of the Rialto,
and I hate the Bridge of Sighs. Your craft may suit, on summer nights, ..."
6. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
""You're bankrolling weekly heroin parties at two warehouses on Oxford, and three
raves a month down on Liberty Street." He looked up at the ceiling. ..."
7. Intervention Or Neglect: The United States and Central America Beyond the 1980s by Linda Robinson (1991)
"... problems have not received as much attention as El Salvador's because the US
government was not heavily involved in bankrolling the country's military. ..."
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