bankroll

/ˌbæŋkˈroʊl/
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Other forms: bankrolled; bankrolling; bankrolls

Definitions of bankroll
  1. noun
    a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
    synonyms: roll
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    type of:
    cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource
    assets in the form of money
  2. verb
    provide with sufficient funds; finance
    “Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?”
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    type of:
    fund
    furnish money for
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