bankroll

/bˈæŋkɹə‍ʊl/

/ˈbæŋˌkɹoʊɫ/

Bankroll

a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

synonyms : roll

the amount of money or chips that a player has set aside or allocated for the purpose of playing poker

to bankroll

MAIN VERB

provide with sufficient funds; finance

Examples

1. Diamonds and timber bankrolled warlord President Charles Taylor.

2. - Hawaiian Punch is bankrolling that whole operation.

3. So Russian state banks can bankroll European political parties.

4. Chef Paul Bazzini's wife is bankrolling the business while he has temper tantrums on the line.