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How to pronounce bankrolled

Say it like BANGK-rohld. Bankrolled has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BANGK).

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US American/ˈbæŋkˌroʊld/BANGK-rohld
UK British/ˈbæŋkˌrəʊld/BANGK-rohld
  • BANGK
  • rohld
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bankrolled pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. BANGKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. rohldGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of bankrolled

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: BANGK-rohld.

What does bankrolled mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of bankroll How to pronounce bankroll

Questions about saying bankrolled

How do you pronounce bankrolled?

Say BANGK-rohld. The American pronunciation is /ˈbæŋkˌroʊld/. In British English it is /ˈbæŋkˌrəʊld/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in bankrolled?

Bankrolled has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BANGK). Broken into parts: BANGK · rohld.

Is bankrolled pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ˈbæŋkˌrəʊld/ (BANGK-rohld).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).