bankroll

Compound of bank +‎ roll.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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bankroll (plural bankrolls)

1. 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.

2. The monetary assets of a person or organization.

   Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll.

bankroll (third-person singular simple present bankrolls, present participle bankrolling, simple past and past participle bankrolled)

1. (transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.

   Synonyms: finance, support, underwrite

   Professor Stebbins didn't need to apply for government grants because his lab was bankrolled by a large pharmaceutical corporation.

   • 2025 October 15, “News: Pathfinder to run final trains”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 13:

     Pathfinder is keen to stress it is not insolvent, but owner Barry Cordell, who is in his late 80s, has decided he can no longer bankroll the company.

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