1.
[syn: bankroll, roll]
VERB (1)
1. provide with sufficient funds; finance;
- Example: "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bankroll \bankroll\ n.
1. the money carried on one's person. "He shot his bankroll
on a bob-tailed nag."
Syn: roll, wad.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. one's total supply of money; funds.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bankroll \bankroll\ v. t.
To pay the costs of; as, Who will bankroll the restoration of
the former East German economy?.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bankroll
n 1: 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" [syn: bankroll, roll]
v 1: provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll
the restoration of the former East German economy?"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "bankroll":
angel, back, capitalize, finance, fund, grubstake, patronize,
pay for, provide for, refinance, roll, set up, shoestring, sponsor,
stake, subsidize, support, wad