"bankroll" meaning in English

See bankroll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/ [US] Forms: bankrolls [plural]
Etymology: Compound of bank + roll. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|bank|roll}} Compound of bank + roll Head templates: {{en-noun}} bankroll (plural bankrolls)
  1. A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet. Translations (roll of banknotes): een rol bankbiljetten (Dutch), un rouleau de billets de banque (French), Bündel Geldscheine [neuter] (German), Geldscheinbündel [neuter] (German), fajo (Spanish), billetaje (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bankroll-en-noun-VKXLG7Hx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 4 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 3 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 2 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 70 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 5 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 2 20 Disambiguation of 'roll of banknotes': 99 1
  2. The monetary assets of a person or organization. Translations (monetary assets of a person or organization): fonds (Dutch), budget (Dutch), fonds (French), capital (French), budget (French), Geldreserven [feminine, plural] (German), Spielgeld [colloquial, neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-bankroll-en-noun-W~AB9LV7 Disambiguation of 'monetary assets of a person or organization': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: California bankroll, Michigan bankroll, Texas bankroll

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/ [US] Forms: bankrolls [present, singular, third-person], bankrolling [participle, present], bankrolled [participle, past], bankrolled [past]
Etymology: Compound of bank + roll. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|bank|roll}} Compound of bank + roll Head templates: {{en-verb}} bankroll (third-person singular simple present bankrolls, present participle bankrolling, simple past and past participle bankrolled)
  1. (transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something. Tags: transitive Synonyms: finance, support, underwrite Derived forms: bankroller Translations (to fund a project): financieren (Dutch), rahoittaa (Finnish), financer (French), finanzieren (German), die Kosten übernehmen (German), für die Kosten aufkommen (German)
    Sense id: en-bankroll-en-verb-IE4W2-~W

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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