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/bˈæŋkrˌoʊl/ Listen

verb

bankroll v. t. To pay the costs of; as, Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?.

noun

bankroll n.

The money carried on one's person. "He shot his bankroll on a bob-tailed nag."

Synonyms: roll, wad.

One's total supply of money; funds.

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Etymology of 'Bankroll'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bankroll" Quotes from Famous Books

... written, but take frinstance, suppose the week's lesson is about Jacob; well, the press-agent might get in something that would have a fine moral, and yet with a trick headline that'd get folks to read it—say like: 'Jake Fools the Old Man; Makes Getaway with Girl and Bankroll.' See how I mean? That'd get their interest! Now, course, Mr. Eathorne, you're conservative, and maybe you feel these stunts would be undignified, but honestly, I believe they'd ...

— Babbitt • Sinclair Lewis

... Cole laughed. "Eternal hope, and the rest of it." He listened a moment and went on. "But old Nichols is a first-grade engineer. He wouldn't be able to remake that bankroll every time if he wasn't. You'll see his Dome out there on Pluto—it's always the best on the planet. Tip-top shape. And he's a bit of an experimenter too. Ah—he's ...

— The Ultimate Weapon • John Wood Campbell

... you'd listen to reason. Oh, you don't believe it. Ask Dunham. Are you still such a hick that you don't know he was behind that match? Why, he's behind 'em all—nine tenths of 'em. His bankroll is." ...

— Winner Take All • Larry Evans

... a showdown with them three road agents who lays for the stage over in a spur of the Black Range back of San Marcial, an' hives the three. That battle saves the company $200,000; an', they're that pleased with Dead Shot's industry, they skins the company's bankroll for a bundle of money the size of a roll of blankets, an' gives it to him by way of reward. It's the ...

— Faro Nell and Her Friends - Wolfville Stories • Alfred Henry Lewis