BANKROLL

bankroll

Noun

  1. A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
    Phil kept his bankroll in his front pocket, as it made too much of a lump to sit on.
  2. The monetary assets of a person or organization.
    Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll.

Verb

  1. To fund a project; to underwrite something.
    Professor Stebbins didn't need to apply for government grants because his lab was bankrolled by a large pharmaceutical corporation.


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