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roll roll [rəʊl ǁ roʊl] verb
roll something → back phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE
to reduce the price of something to a previous level:
• the administration's promise to roll back taxes
if money or orders are rolling in, they are arriving in large quantities:
• Orders are rolling in from all over Europe.
roll off something phrasal verb [transitive]
roll off the production line/presses etc MANUFACTURING to be made or printed in a factory:
• The first of the new models has just rolled off the production line.
roll something → out phrasal verb [transitive] MARKETING
to supply a new product to shops and companies in a region or country after it has been successfully tested and marketed in a small area:
• The company expects to roll several new products soon.
roll something → over phrasal verb [transitive]
FINANCE if you roll over a loan or investment, you obtain a new loan or investment to replace one that has
Matured (= reached the end of its life):
• Certificates of deposit are automatically rolled over at current interest rates for another period of the same duration unless the bank is given other instructions.
roll something → up phrasal verb [transitive]
FINANCE if a company or financial institution rolls up the regular payments that would normally be made on an investment, it adds them to the value of the investment and pays them out when the investment
mature S (= reaches the end of its life):
• The interest is rolled up over the life of the security and paid out when it is redeemed.
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roll UK US /rəʊl/ verb
Financial and business terms.
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roll — roll … Dictionnaire des rimes
roll — [rōl] vi. [ME rollen < OFr roller < VL * rotulare < L rotula: see ROLL the n.] 1. a) to move by turning on an axis or over and over b) to rotate about its axis lengthwise, as a spacecraft in flight 2. a) to move or be mov … English World dictionary
Roll — bezeichnet: Personen: Alfred Philippe Roll (1847–1919), französischer Maler Christine Roll (* 1960) deutsche Historikerin Eric Roll, Lord Roll of Ipsden (1907–2005), britischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Bankier Gernot Roll (* 1939),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
roll — ► VERB 1) move by turning over and over on an axis. 2) move forward on wheels or with a smooth, undulating motion. 3) (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) sway on an axis parallel to the direction of motion. 4) (of a machine or device) begin… … English terms dictionary
Roll — Roll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rolling}.] [OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr. L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. {Control}, {Roll}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roll — Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roll It — Roll It/Roll It Gal Alison Hinds J Status feat. Rihanna Shontelle Shontelle Veröffentlichung 18. März 2007 Länge 3:58 Genre(s) Reggae, R B … Deutsch Wikipedia
roll — [n1] revolving, turning cycle, gyration, reel, revolution, rotation, run, spin, trundling, turn, twirl, undulation, whirl; concepts 147,201 roll [n2] cylindrical object ball, barrel, bobbin, cartouche, coil, cone, convolution, cornucopia,… … New thesaurus
roll — n 1: a document containing an official record 2: an official list the public relief roll s: as a: a list of members of a legislative body the clerk called the roll and recorded the votes b: a list of prac … Law dictionary
roll on — May (a specified event) come quickly • • • Main Entry: ↑roll * * * roll on british spoken phrase used for saying that you wish something would happen soon Roll on the summer holidays! Thesaurus: expressions of hope … Useful english dictionary
