Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of rolling over.
- noun An accident in which a motor vehicle overturns.
- noun The act or an instance of rolling over funds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the act of
rolling over - noun a
road traffic accident in which avehicle overturns - noun computing a
graphic element that changes itsshape orcolour when thecursor moves over it - noun the process of
reinvesting funds in a newissue of the same or similarinvestment - noun UK in the National or European lottery, the situation in which a
jackpot that has not beenwon iscarried over to the nextweek - noun pinball A
target on thepinball table that isactivated when theball rolls over it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty
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Examples
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We're $9 into that already, due to rollover from the previous poem, so it only needs another $11.
Courted: a dirge (funded!) shweta_narayan 2010
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As such, the minimum roof strength requirement is sometimes called a rollover standard.
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As such, the minimum roof strength requirement is sometimes called a rollover standard.
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When the rollover is run in tandem with a display ad next to the video box, the chance of someone clicking can be 46 times as good.
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When the rollover is run in tandem with a display ad next to the video box, the chance of someone clicking can be 46 times as good.
GooTube « Isegoria 2008
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As of now, it appears he has a full plate -- finding a Tax Collector (tip 'o the hat to LES!) and a Health Officer, cleaning up behind the late, lamented Carlton McGee (a notes rollover is due in two months), and managing the budget process which is now SERIOUSLY OVERDUE.
Archive 2007-01-01 Dan 2007
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As of now, it appears he has a full plate -- finding a Tax Collector (tip 'o the hat to LES!) and a Health Officer, cleaning up behind the late, lamented Carlton McGee (a notes rollover is due in two months), and managing the budget process which is now SERIOUSLY OVERDUE.
City Hall odds 'n ends Dan 2007
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right now we're getting close to where we call rollover, where the gases that are collected, the smoke is actually starting to burn.
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The special servicer has hired a broker with the focus on maintaining occupancy and renewing near-term rollover tenants.
unknown title 2011
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PPG Place is a solid bull's eye with regard to our long-stated acquisition criteria: prime infill location in a top tier submarket with significant barriers to entry, priced below replacement cost, limited near-term rollover exposure and a diversified and financially sound customer base.
unknown title 2011
kjola commented on the word rollover
As there were no jackpot winners on last nights EuroMillions Lottery draw, next Fridays' draw will be a rollover with an estimated jackpot of £52 Million!
April 26, 2009