Associations to the word «Bankroll»

Wiktionary

BANKROLL, noun. A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
BANKROLL, noun. The monetary assets of a person or organization.
BANKROLL, verb. (transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.

Dictionary definition

BANKROLL, noun. 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".
BANKROLL, verb. Provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats