rollover

1 of 2

noun

roll·​over ˈrōl-ˌō-vər How to pronounce rollover (audio)
1
: the act or process of rolling over
2
: a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle overturns

roll over

2 of 2

verb

rolled over; rolling over; rolls over

transitive verb

1
a
: to defer payment of (an obligation)
b
: to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)
2
: to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind
roll over IRA funds

Examples of rollover in a Sentence

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Noun
This portability ends messy rollovers and curbs capital and data leakage. Miguel Kudry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 According to authorities, two people were seriously injured in North Haven during a multi-car rollover crash. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025
Verb
La Jolla High The Vikings opened the Division V playoffs as the No. 2 seed by rolling over No. 7 High Tech San Diego 13-1 on May 21. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 The scientists described their work at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy and in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 15. KJ, now nine-months old, is hitting developmental milestones, like rolling over or sitting up by himself. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rollover

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of rollover was in 1945

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“Rollover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollover. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

rollover

1 of 2 noun
roll·​over ˈrōl-ˌō-vər How to pronounce rollover (audio)
: the act or process of rolling over

roll over

2 of 2 transitive verb
1
a
: to defer payment of (an obligation)
b
: to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)
2
: to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind
roll over IRA funds
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