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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A reduction, especially in prices or wages, to a previous lower level by governmental action or direction.
  • noun A turning back or retreat, as from a previously held position or policy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb nonstandard To roll back.
  • noun A return to a prior state.
  • noun A withdrawal of military forces.
  • noun computing An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
  • noun An event caused by a roller coaster failing to reach the top of a hill.
  • noun informal a form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
  • noun reducing prices back to some earlier level

Etymologies

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roll + back

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Examples

  • Biden will get ripped up and down for his calling the rollback of the Bush tax cuts for the rich as "patriotic".

    Election Central Morning Roundup 2009

  • The case for a tax rate reduction, or millage rollback, is a no-brainer.

    Archive 2007-08-01 2007

  • "States of emergency" turn into excuses for the long-term rollback of democratic freedoms and civil liberties.

    Intersections 2009

  • It remains to be seen whether the recent power shift will trigger a long-term rollback of the perks and policies that firms have adopted in recent years in order to make life a little easier on young attorneys.

    Law.com - Newswire 2009

  • And with the advent of that sea-change at the head of the GOP, accommodation was out and "rollback" -- i.e., the goal of undermining the USSR -- was in.

    ChronWatch - Articles 2010

  • After this year’s property tax fiasco (ridiculous assessment increases), and the resulting increase in revenues that actually exceeded projections, I would think that a tax rollback is something the voters in Albemarle County would expect, and any Supervisors who oppose it do so clearly at their own political risk.

    Supervisors hearing footsteps? at cvillenews.com 2003

  • Yes, the legislation can be fairly described as a rollback of NCLB -- which is precisely what vast swaths of Americans have been demanding as the shortcomings of that mega-measure become more evident, its excesses become more painful, and its remedies prove themselves ineffectual.

    Michael J. Petrilli: Republicans for Education Reform Michael J. Petrilli 2011

  • Yes, the legislation can be fairly described as a rollback of NCLB -- which is precisely what vast swaths of Americans have been demanding as the shortcomings of that mega-measure become more evident, its excesses become more painful, and its remedies prove themselves ineffectual.

    Michael J. Petrilli: Republicans for Education Reform Michael J. Petrilli 2011

  • He refused, on the grounds that the rollback was a fiscal issue -- which has today been revealed to be bogus.

    GOP's shenanigans in Wisconsin ensure the fight will only escalate 2011

  • The rollback is the first big event in the cycle leading up to launch, so it means liftoff is not far away!

    RSS Rollback: Watch Endeavour Appear Before Your Eyes | Universe Today 2010

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