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bankroll

bankroll

9 5.5
Money that someone has to use for gambling or to fund a project
  • noun
  • /ˈbæŋkˌroʊl/
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  • You gonna go down to Club Med and see how much a big bankroll can buy?
  • a big bankroll
  • a fat bankroll
  • an enormous bankroll

Like you need to have enough bankroll to survive a string of bad luck, right?

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Examples

  • After winning the poker tournament, he was excited to see his bankroll grow significantly.

  • The Darley Alcibiades victory was worth $240,000 and increased Spring in the Air's bankroll to $371,519 with a record of 4-2-2-0.

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  • How much is in that bankroll of yours?

  • As a matter of fact, most of the bankroll came from Little Joe.

  • And now they have the bankroll to do what they want.

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  • Listen, the bankroll is getting thin.

  • Like you need to have enough bankroll to survive a string of bad luck, right?

  • I play poker occasionally, and I have a dedicated poker bankroll that goes up and down but never hits zero.

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  • When you get back to New York, boy, you're mean and lean and you got a bankroll.

  • I was pretty good at it too, placing in the money in multiple tournaments and sustaining my bankroll with cash games.

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Synonyms

pocket
vsbankroll
312 5.3

A supply of money available for spending

can also mean a physical bundle of notes or general funds
roll
vsbankroll
302 1.8

Something that is wrapped or bent into a long, round shape

emphasizes a bundle or funds rather than only the shape
pocketbook
vsbankroll
  • US
33 4.3

A person's money available to pay for things

includes both personal funds and larger organizational resources
paper money
vsbankroll
16 1.6

Money made of printed paper notes that a government uses

covers a roll of notes or general funds rather than paper alone
paper currency
vsbankroll
3 2.5

Money in printed notes that people use instead of coins

focuses on a bundle or financial resources not just the note material

Antonyms

insolvency
  • Specialized
12 6.8

A situation when someone cannot pay money they owe

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
capital
  • Specialized
726 3.4
bankroll
9 5.5
pocket money
  • UK
8 1.5

Surface Forms

bankroll singular
bankrolls plural

Morphology

bankroll = bank + roll (semi-transparent) = bank + roll

The compound is formed from 'bank' + 'roll' and originally referred to a literal roll of banknotes; its generalized sense 'funds' is predictable but partially lexicalized.

Etymology

Bankroll first meant a roll of banknotes, a small bundle of cash you might keep at the bank or carry with you. That's why bankroll now means the money or funds someone has.