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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

    2. ( as modifier )

      a rollover jackpot
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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]

Example Sentences

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“Everyone tells them to open up an IRA account or to roll over, but not anything else. So they ask us where to move their money and how to invest it.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

All he had to do was roll over.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"Until we get clarity on what happened, it doesn't feel right to just roll over and accept that Jack's not here," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Inter didn't roll over, with Federico Dimarco and substitute Pio Esposito both going close with angled drives, but Gyokeres struck on the break to seal the deal and allow fans to look ahead to United.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

He didn’t play catch, he didn’t fetch, he didn’t roll over to get his tummy rubbed.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe

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