rollover
an accident involving an overturned vehicle: The icy conditions resulted in several rollovers causing the westbound lanes of the highway to be closed for the morning commute.
Business. a reinvestment of funds, especially a tax-free transfer of assets from one retirement plan to another: My financial advisor suggested an IRA rollover for my old 401(k).
Digital Technology. a website feature that changes the appearance of a web page or creates the illusion of a pop-up when the specified target area on the page is clicked on or passed over by a mouse and pointer: Additional content is found in the rollovers, giving the page a crisp and clutter-free design.
Origin of rollover
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How to use rollover in a sentence
Movement created by off-camber obstacles won’t be adequately controlled, which could increase the odds of a rollover.
Since we didn’t have incident command systems at the time, let alone designated snowmobile routes, I almost collided head-on with another sled at a blind rollover on Prospector.
Table games and video poker only contribute 10% to the rollover.
5 Crypto Poker Sites in 2021 (Reviews & Guide) | Special to the Washington Blade | September 27, 2021 | Washington BladeHowever, those bonuses usually have exacting rollover requirements or deposit conditions.
5 Crypto Poker Sites in 2021 (Reviews & Guide) | Special to the Washington Blade | September 27, 2021 | Washington BladeDriving like this will eventually cause damage to a truck, and using high speeds to complete technical off-road obstacles also risks a rollover or other accidents.
Moreover, the habit of rolling over debt every two years leaves us vulnerable to a rollover crisis.
Weird thing is though, the rollover IRA doesn't seem to be doing anything at all.
Ask the Blogger: Why Isn't My IRA Doing Anything? | Megan McArdle | October 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it was all over, he went down into his state-room, and shut himself in, and let his misery rollover him.
April Hopes | William Dean HowellsLong-snouted dolphin, long-beaked porpoise, spinner porpoise, rollover (St. Vincent).
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic | Stephen LeatherwoodHear the sound of the water-spouts, as the floods of wrath rollover him!
Sermons of Christmas Evans | Joseph Cross
British Dictionary definitions for roll over
(intr) to overturn
See roll (def. 17)
slang to surrender
(tr) to allow (a loan, prize, etc) to continue in force for a further period
an instance of such continuance of a loan, prize, etc
(as modifier): a rollover jackpot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with rollover
Reinvest profits from one investment back into that investment or into another, as in Our broker advised us to roll over the proceeds into a tax shelter. [Mid-1900s]
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