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1. : to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale. 2. : to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back. 3. : rescind. attempted to roll back antipollution standards. Synonyms. Verb. abate. abolish. abrogate. annul. avoid. cancel. disannul. dissolve. invalidate. negate. null.
an occasion when the influence of particular laws, rules, etc. is reduced: The telephone company has asked for a roll-back of leasing rules. FINANCE. a reduction of prices, costs, taxes, etc., especially so that they return to a previous level: Councilman Sanchez is planning to propose a rollback in the tax rate.
roll back. To roll back a change or the power of something means to gradually reduce it or end it. The government taking advantage of the national mood to roll back environmental protection measures. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Most major political reforms of the past five years would be rolled back.
used to describe something, or part of something, that moves back by turning over and over: There's a rollback cover on the console. The car had front-wheel drive, a surprisingly roomy interior, and a roll-back canvas roof.
To reduce something, as a price or value, to a previous lower level: We had to roll back prices to compete with the discount stores. After the store owner raised prices on toasters, no one bought them, so she had to roll them back.
to push something further away. (North American English) to reduce prices, etc. Definition of roll back phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
They pause, mounting higher and higher; they dance wildly, then roll back towards us; too evidently back.
The rules are no longer in effect. Twitch introduced them. They realized their mistake. Then they rolled them back, they canceled the new rules. Roll back is often used with rules, laws, or policies. A policy could come from a business, a person, or a government.
noun. an act or instance of rolling back. a return to a lower level of prices, wages, etc., as by government order. a pulling back or withdrawal: a rollback of attack forces. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of rollback 1. First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase roll back. Discover More. Example Sentences.
Synonyms for ROLLED BACK: cancelled, abolished, repealed, canceled, set aside, struck down, overturned, avoided; Antonyms of ROLLED BACK: laid down, enacted, established, founded, instituted, passed, approved, validated.