Bankroll

Noun

 * 1) A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
 * Phil kept his bankroll in his front pocket, as it made too much of a lump to sit on.
 * 1) The monetary assets of a person or organization.
 * Microsoft is a corporation with an extremely large bankroll.

Verb

 * 1)  To fund a project; to underwrite something.
 * Professor Stebbins didn't need to apply for government grants because his lab was bankrolled by a large pharmaceutical corporation.

Derived terms

 * bankroller

Synonyms

 * finance
 * support

Thesaurus
angel, back, capitalize, finance, fund, grubstake, patronize, pay for, provide for, refinance, roll, set up, shoestring, sponsor, stake, subsidize, support, wad