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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. slang.
    tr to provide the capital for; finance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • bankroller noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bankroll1

First recorded in 1885–90; bank 2 + roll
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Example Sentences

When you combine the hostility to democracy and institutional norms with the bankroll of a billionaire you can potentially do some damage.

From Time

He may have illegally borrowed black music to build his own bankroll.

The ISI helped bankroll their reconnaissance trips to Mumbai to set up the attack.

Yellowbird operatives set up rescue teams to organize and bankroll the escapes of individual protest leaders.

Wuer Kaixi told Newsweek that he later learned a Chinese mob boss had contributed $13,000 to help bankroll his escape.

Romney has an edge in establishment organization and a big bankroll to blanket the Sunshine State with television ads.

To get home is not so easy but I remember armored car provided by intelligent corporation for transport of bankroll, so here I am.

My raid on Loustalot netted me sixty-seven thousand dollars, so that my total bankroll is now about ninety-five thousand dollars.

Pretty lucky for me they didn't know I had my bankroll with me last night!

What this thing eats up in hangar fees alone would be enough to bankroll three or four teams.

It would take a long time to make the old skinflint part with his bankroll.

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