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bankroll
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to finance |
| Synonyms: | back, capitalize, currency, finance, fund, grubstake, stake, subsidize |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
| Synonyms: | abet, abide by, advocate, ally, angel*, assist, bankroll, boost, champion, countenance, encourage, endorse, favor, finance, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go to bat for, grubstake, sanction, second, side with, sponsor, stake, stand behind, stick by, stick up for, subsidize, sustain, underwrite, uphold |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer loan money; set up in business |
| Synonyms: | back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, grubstake, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, raise dough, sponsor, stake, subsidize, support, underwrite |
| Antonyms: | call in, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fund |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide money for |
| Synonyms: | back, bankroll, capitalize, endow, finance, float, grubstake, juice*, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, promote, stake, subsidize, support |
| Antonyms: | take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | funds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cash reserve |
| Synonyms: | accounts receivable, affluence, assets, backing, bankroll, belongings, bread, budget, capital, collateral, currency, dough, earnings, finance, fluid assets, hard cash, kitty, lucre, means, money, money in the bank, money on hand, nest egg, nut*, petty cash, pork barrel, possessions, proceeds, profits, property, ready money, resources, revenue, savings, scratch*, securities, specie, stakes, store*, stuff*, substance, treasure, wealth, wherewithal, winnings |
| Antonyms: | debt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | affirm, angel, answer for, assure, attest, aver, back, bankroll, be surety for, bind oneself, certify, confirm, cosign, endorse, ensure, evidence, evince, get behind, give bond, grubstake, guaranty, insure, juice*, maintain, make bail, make certain, make sure, mortgage, pick up the check, pick up the tab, protect, prove, reassure, secure, sign for, stake, stand behind, stand up for, support, swear, testify, vouch for, wager, warrant, witness |
| Notes: | guarantee is from Old French garant 'a warrant,' while warranty is from Old North French warantie, derived from warant 'a warrant.' Both garant and warant came from Frankish (the West Germanic language spoken in the 400s and 500s in the region of ancient Gaul that became France), represented by Old High German weren 'to confirm, warrant.' Guarantee is a general term for a representation regarding a good's quality and performance - and warranty is the legal term for the document; the person to whom it is issued is the warrantee with the issuer being the warrantor |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | invest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute money to make money |
| Synonyms: | advance, back, bankroll, buy into, buy stock, devote, endow, endue, entrust, get into, go in for, imbue, infuse, lay out, lend, loan, pick up the tab, plow back into, plunge, provide, put in, put up dough, salt away, sink, spend, stake, supply |
| Antonyms: | divest, take out |
| Main Entry: | means |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wealth, resources |
| Synonyms: | ace in the hole, affluence, assets, backing, bankroll, budget, bundle, capital, dough, estate, finances, fortune, funds, holdings, income, intangibles, kitty, money, nest egg, nut*, pocket, possessions, property, purse, rainy day, reserves, revenue, riches, savings, securities, sock, stake, stuff, substance, ways and means, wherewithal |
| Antonyms: | paucity, poorness, shame |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | money |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | currency accepted as exchange for goods, services |
| Synonyms: | almighty dollar, banknote, bankroll, bill, bread, bucks, capital, cash, check, chips, coin, coinage, dough, finances, fund, funds, gold, gravy, greenback, hard cash, legal tender, loot*, medium of exchange, pay, payment, pesos, property, resources, riches, roll, salary, silver, specie, treasure, wad, wage, wealth, wherewithal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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