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bank·roll  (bngkrl)
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).
bankroller n.
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Noun1.bankroll - a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
roll
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money
Verb1.bankroll - provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"
fund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
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