bankroll
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Definition
Noun:
- A roll of paper money; a supply of cash: Specifically refers to a quantity of banknotes rolled together, often representing the total money available to a person or entity.
- Financial resources; funds: The monetary resources available for use, especially for funding ventures or operations.
Verb:
- To provide the capital for; to finance: To supply the necessary money to fund a project, business, or activity.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- He pulled out a thick bankroll to pay for the expensive dinner.
- The startup's success depended on finding a substantial bankroll.
Verb:
- The venture capitalist agreed to bankroll the new tech company.
- We need an investor to bankroll our film production.
Advanced Usage
"to have a big bankroll": to possess a large amount of money or financial backing.
- The corporation has a big bankroll, allowing it to acquire smaller competitors.
"to be someone's bankroll": to be the primary source of funding for someone.
- For years, his parents were his bankroll, funding his education and travels.
Variants and Related Words
- Bankroller (noun): A person or entity that provides the funding.
- The project's main bankroller withdrew their support.
Synonyms
- Noun (funds): Finances, capital, resources, funds, stake.
- Verb (finance): Fund, finance, capitalize, underwrite, subsidize.
Related Phrases
- "To bankroll an operation": To provide all the necessary funding for a specific undertaking.
- The anonymous donor bankrolled the entire humanitarian operation.
Idioms
- "The bankroll behind something": The financial source or backing for an endeavor.
- Everyone wondered who was the bankroll behind the lavish campaign.
Noun
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag
Verb
- provide with sufficient funds; finance
- Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?