bankroll

[bangk-rohl]

noun

1. money in one's possession; monetary resources.

verb (used with object)

1. Informal.,  to finance; provide funds for.

   to bankroll a new play.

bankroll

/ ˈbæŋkˌrəʊl /

noun

1. a roll of currency notes

2. the financial resources of a person, organization, etc

verb

1. slang,  (tr) to provide the capital for; finance

Other Word Forms

• bankroller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bankroll¹

First recorded in 1885–90; bank ² + roll

Example Sentences

Harlander is eager to bankroll Victor’s elaborate and expensive scheme, though not without having an agenda of his own.

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The Hong Kong Open is one of the elevated International Series events on the Asian Tour in 2025 and is bankrolled by the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf.

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The volume of money available to European mil-tech startups remains tiny compared with trillion-dollar funding needed for European security, and isn’t so far sufficient to bankroll fast growth for early-stage companies, say founders and financiers.

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The couple, both 54 and from Hampshire, bankrolled a lavish lifestyle by exploiting vulnerable victims - many in their 70s and 80s - who were desperate to sell their holiday homes.

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A longtime opponent of gerrymandering, the bow-tie-wearing Palo Alto physicist bankrolled the 2010 ballot measure that created the independent commission to draw California’s congressional districts.

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Related Words

• finance 
• subsidize