bankroll
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a walletA roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
» Local finance are bankrolling the industrial promotion program.
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2 sensesA 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.
Bündel Geldscheine, Geldscheinbündel
(figuratively)The monetary assets of a person or organization.
Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll.
Geldreserven, Spielgeld
- a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
Examples
4 sentencesLocal finance are bankrolling the industrial promotion program.
She's looking for investors to bankroll her idea.
Additionally, she said financial systems must be reformed so they can bankroll the required transformations.
They are alleged to have used embezzled public money to bankroll at-times lavish lifestyles in France.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Compound of bank + roll.Compound of bank + roll.
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