roll-off
noun
the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.
roll-off
American
[rohl-awf, -of]
/ ˈroʊlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun
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Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.
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Aeronautics. the tendency of an airplane to lower one wing under varying conditions of flight.
roll off
British
verb
Etymology
Origin of roll-off
Noun use of verb phrase roll off
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Take for instance roll-on roll-off ferries that typically carry passengers, trucks and cargo, but are now built to defense standards and train with the military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Ports in Charleston, Jacksonville, Fla., Newark and Norfolk, Va., can also handle roll-on, roll-off ships.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Months later, an inspector saw an Eco Waste Solutions truck deposit a roll-off container on the Cheverly property.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
Waller also repeated his view that the Fed's balance sheet should eventually be reduced, arguing in favor of a gradual and predictable roll-off of securities similar to last time.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2021
It will be the height of divarshin to see the roll-off they’ll get below there at the foot of the hill....”
From Humours of Irish Life by Various
Just over half of mortgaged households will roll off fixes and are expected to see higher monthly payments over the next three years.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Roughly 35% of outstanding U.S. options exposure is set to roll off by March 20, when contracts tied to indexes, individual stocks and ETFs and index futures are due to expire on the same day.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
When QE ends, term deposits would roll off unless renewed, and the balance sheet would shrink by default.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Does anybody not believe he can roll off two more?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
Most of the staff from room 1106 in the New York Hilton went to the Times building to watch the first copies roll off the press.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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