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Definition of “bankroll

bankroll (ˈbæŋkˌrəʊlPronunciation for bankrollPronunciation for bankrollmainly US Canadian 

Definitions

noun

  1. a roll of currency notes
  2. the financial resources of a person, organization, etc

verb

  1. (tr) slang to provide the capital for; finance

Usage examples

  • I foot the bill, and there's nothing your average communist likes better than somebody with the bankroll.
    Forbes, Bryan, A Song at Twilight (1989)
  • With the palpable signs of a recovery finally improving the investment climate, CFOs loosened their purse-strings to bankroll growth again.
    Business Today (1999)
  • And his biggest task appears off-field -- finding the money to bankroll a premiership defence.
    The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
  • City do not have the kind of cash to bankroll Keegan's plans.
    Sun, News of the World (2001)
  • To bankroll its purchase, it decided to issue stock in the company.
    Malcolm Balen, A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (2002)

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