bankroll

Definition of Bankroll in English :

1. bankroll, roll

a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

Example Sentences:
'he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag'

2. bankroll

provide with sufficient funds; finance

Example Sentences:
'Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bankroll

noun

1.

a roll of currency notes

2.

the financial resources of a person, organization, etc

verb

3. (transitive) slang

to provide the capital for; finance

noun

1.

a supply of money; available funds

verb transitive Informal

2.

to supply with money; finance

n.

1. A roll of paper money.

2. Informal One's ready cash.

tr.v. bank·rolled, bank·roll·ing, bank·rolls
Informal

To underwrite the expense of (a business venture, for example).