roll-up
noun
Also rollup something, as a carpet or window shade, that can be rolled up when not in use.
roll-ups
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pluralof roll-up.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A decade ago, pharmaceutical roll-ups like Valeant convinced analysts to exclude amortization from their alternative earnings metrics, even on newly bought drug patents near expiration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"The FTC will continue to scrutinize and challenge serial acquisitions, roll-ups, and other stealth consolidation schemes that unlawfully undermine fair competition and harm the American public," Khan said in a statement on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2023
We were girls who loved puffy stickers, fruit roll-ups, jelly shoes, Madonna bracelets and Cabbage Patch Kids.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
The German case, which also involved the arrest of a senior official in the BND, Germany’s foreign intelligence service, followed roll-ups of suspected Russian operatives in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Poland and Slovenia.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
With serrated knife, slice each roll into 8 small "roll-ups."
From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue
