roll over

British  

verb

1. (intr) to overturn

2. See roll

3. slang to surrender

4. (tr) to allow (a loan, prize, etc) to continue in force for a further period

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noun

1. 1. an instance of such continuance of a loan, prize, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a rollover jackpot

roll over Idioms  

1. Reinvest profits from one investment back into that investment or into another, as in Our broker advised us to roll over the proceeds into a tax shelter. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

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roll over

Can we roll over last year’s “It’s time to give Harrison Ford an Emmy” campaign?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Major brokerages like Fidelity Investments and Vanguard say account holders will eventually be able to roll over the accounts onto their platforms.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

He hangs around and is never going to roll over.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Other plans require former workers who take money out to simultaneously liquidate or roll over their entire account balance, which can make it hard to get maximum benefit from the rule of 55.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Kids who didn’t have dogs thought he might come when somebody called him, or sit up and beg, or roll over, or fetch papers.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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