bancar
Meanings
Verb
1. to support someone or something, to agree (transitive, Rioplatense, colloquial, slang in Spain, slang)
2. to wait for someone (transitive, Argentina, colloquial)
3. to support someone (transitive, Argentina, colloquial)
4. to suck it up and take responsibility for something (transitive, Argentina, colloquial, imperative, with direct object "la")
5. to pick up the tab, to foot the bill (transitive, Uruguay)
6. to remain committed to; to stand by someone or something done or said (transitive, Argentina)
Examples6
No banco. ¿Bancas?
I don't support it. Do you?
Yo banco a mi amigo.
Yo también lo banco.
I agree with my friend.
I support him too.
Si no tenés plata, yo te banco.
If you don't have money, I will lend some to you.
Bancame un minuto.
Wait a minute.
Bancame en esta.
Support me on this one.
Tomás se banca los chistes.
Tom is a good sport.