bankroll

Plural: bankrolls

Noun

• a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
• A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
• The monetary assets of a person or organization.

Verb

Verb Forms: bankrolled, bankrolling, bankrolls

• To supply with money; to finance an enterprise.
• provide with sufficient funds; finance
  • "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"
• To fund a project; to underwrite something.

Examples

• A lucky draw of two blank tiles can bankroll your entire game.
• Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll.
• Phil kept his bankroll in his front pocket, as it made too much of a lump to sit on.
• Professor Stebbins didn't need to apply for government grants because his lab was bankrolled by a large pharmaceutical corporation.

Synonyms

roll, finance, support, underwrite

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