Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A roll of paper money.
- noun Informal One's ready cash.
- transitive verb To underwrite the expense of (a business venture, for example).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the money carried on one's person.
- noun one's total supply of money; funds.
- transitive verb To pay the costs of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
roll ofbanknotes or other papercurrency , carried in lieu of a wallet. - noun The
monetary assets of a person or organization. - verb transitive To
fund aproject ; tounderwrite something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- verb provide with sufficient funds; finance
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Examples
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If you're gambling bankroll is $1500, then you'd need a 94.5% chance for an even bet.
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Through a typographical error in our announcement cards the word "roll" might lead us to think that Canada's bankroll is at stake.
The Role of Canada in the Challenge of the East to the West 1947
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I guess that proves he’s an impostor, or that public funding is worse than the bankroll from the utilities.
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Playing within your bankroll is a key to poker success.
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As a gambler this really means that you need to pay attention to not just your odds of winning, but also to your bankroll: betting a substantial portion of your bankroll is a good way to go broke even when you've got a considerable advantage!
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Highlights -- Epstein agrees ads will never "bankroll" console game development, but believes the potential in online gaming is just beginning to be tapped.
Archive 2008-02-01 SVGL 2008
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Consumer and environmental advocates oppose these changes -- but they don't have the same kind of bankroll at their disposal.
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Any concerns about giving up that kind of bankroll at this point in your career?
JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010
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Indeed, the whole idea of a "bankroll" is informed by this concept -- that the money with which you play is a tool, a means.
Hard-Boiled Poker 2009
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That fact alone likely limits the CONs interest in me, as they are the only party with the kind of bankroll to delve into all this subterfuge.
Liblogs News Feed 2009
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