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bankroll

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Business
bank·roll1 /ˈbæŋkrəʊl $ -roʊl/ verb [transitive] informal  BMONEYto provide the money that someone needs for a business, a plan etc 融资,为提供资金;资助 SYN finance a software company bankrolled by the Samsung Group 一家由三星集团提供资金的软件公司
→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
bankrollThere was plenty of expansion to bankroll.The competition is being bankrolled by a New York businessman and computer enthusiast.The company is bankrolled by a Swiss investor.From 1981, Friends Provident also pumped money into the business, bankrolling its expansion until it was floated in 1985.Ed Bass, a millionaire from Texas, bankrolled the Biosphere project.And we were like bankrolling this entire archaeological dig, you know, the two of us, basically.
Related topics: Finance
bankroll2 noun [countable]  BFMONEYa supply of money 资金,财源
Examples from the Corpus
bankrollEven if we had found somebody to buy, there was the case of the diminishing bankroll.Sure, my partner had taken off with the two-headed bankroll.Harvey looked at his bankroll, and put it away slowly.And every time he told some one something, money gravitated into Lorre's bankroll.The more convincing their smiles and back-patting, the bigger their bankroll became.With his virtually unlimited bankroll, Forbes could stay in the race long after other candidates are forced to quit.
From Longman Business Dictionarybankrollbank‧roll1 /ˈbæŋkrəʊl-roʊl/ verb [transitive] informalCOMMERCE to provide the money a person or company needs to operate a business, find new markets, develop new products etcSeveral banks pumped money into the business, bankrolling its expansion until it was floated on the stockmarket.→ See Verb tablebankrollbankroll2 noun [countable] informal1COMMERCEa supply of money for a particular purposeCredit Lyonnais could be one of his major backers for the project, providing a bankroll of $100 million or more.2a large amount of paper money rolled together
that Business provide for the Corpus to a someone money business, a needs


bankroll
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bankroll1 /ˈbæŋkrəʊl $ -roʊl/ verb [transitive] informal
to provide the money that someone needs for a business, a plan etc
   SYN  finance:
    a software company bankrolled by the Samsung Group

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bankroll2 noun [countable]
a supply of money


bank·rollBrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bankroll BrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bankrolls BrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊlz/ 🔊past simple bankrolled BrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊld/ 🔊past participle bankrolled BrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊld/ 🔊 -ing form bankrolling BrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth (informal, especially NAmE) to support sb/sth by giving money 资助;提供资金给 SYN finance They claimed his campaign had been bankrolled with drug money. 他们声称他的竞选活动是由贩毒资金支持的。🔊🔊
bank·rollBrE /ˈbæŋkrəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbæŋkroʊl/ 🔊 noun(especially NAmE) a supply of money 资金He is the candidate with the biggest campaign bankroll. 他是竞选资金最雄厚的候选人。🔊🔊