bankroll
/ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/ noun, verb
Forms bankrolls bankrolling bankrolled
- noun A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet. “Phil kept his bankroll in his front pocket, as it made too much of a lump to sit on.”
- noun (figurative) The monetary assets of a person or organization. “Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll.”
- verb (transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something. “Professor Stebbins didn't need to apply for government grants because his lab was bankrolled by a large pharmaceutical corporation.”
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Etymology
Compound of bank + roll.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “bankroll”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details