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

That shifts losses around the financial system and compels banks to roll over loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The team then changed the experiment by allowing the droplets to roll over common materials before they hit the Teflon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Unlike a surviving spouse, a nonspouse beneficiary does not have the option to roll over the IRA benefits into his or her own IRA,” says law firm Nixon Peabody.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

He’ll have no trouble continuing to hate the Dodgers as they roll over his Padres once again in the postseason this year, should his Padres luck out and even qualify.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Then we’d roll over and sleep again, always listening for the soft step of prisoners’ feet on the floor above to let us know when to come out.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

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