bankroll

[bangk-rohl]

noun

1. money in one's possession; monetary resources.

verb (used with object)

1. Informal.,  to finance; provide funds for.

   to bankroll a new play.

bankroll

/ ˈbæŋkˌrəʊl /

noun

1. a roll of currency notes

2. the financial resources of a person, organization, etc

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• bankroller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bankroll¹

First recorded in 1885–90; bank ² + roll

Example Sentences

GOP lawmakers argued that the public and legislators had little time to review the maps of the proposed congressional districts and questioned who crafted the new districts and bankrolled the effort.

From Los Angeles Times

But the effort was ultimately bogged down by internal bureaucracy and international pressure — most notably from Qatar and Turkey, both sometime U.S. partners that harbor strong Brotherhood sympathies and bankroll Islamist causes.

From Los Angeles Times

Both men helped "bankroll Cherizier's violent criminal enterprise, which is driving a security crisis in Haiti", said Assistant US Attorney General John Eisenberg.

From BBC

The RB officially stands for RasenBallsport, rather than the energy drink that bankrolled the team's rise up the leagues, as a concession to officialdom.

From BBC

Despite being the world's most sanctioned country, Russia has continued to use its vast energy wealth to bankroll its war in Ukraine.

From BBC

Related Words

• finance 
• subsidize