bank·roll

[bangk-rohl]
noun
1.
money in one's possession; monetary resources.
verb (used with object)
2.
Informal. to finance; provide funds for: to bankroll a new play.

Origin:
1885–90; bank2 + roll

bank·roll·er, noun
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bankroll (ˈbæŋkˌrəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a roll of currency notes
2.  the financial resources of a person, organization, etc
 
vb
3.  slang (tr) to provide the capital for; finance

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Word Origin & History

bankroll
1887, from bank (1) + roll (n.). The verb is attested from 1928.
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bankroll definition


  1. n.
    a roll or wad of currency; one's cash assets. : Don't show that bankroll around here!
  2. tv.
    to finance something. : We were hoping to find somebody who would bankroll the project.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
All they see are the dollar signs on his bankroll, and the action he's willing
  to put down at the tables.
Nor would he have triumphed without getting the business oligarchs to bankroll
  his campaign.
Only an imperceptible portion of petrodollars bankroll terrorism, which is
  anyway quite cheap.
The feds are still going to bankroll conventional roads and highways and so
  forth.
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