Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. 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

1. provide with sufficient funds; finance
   • Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?