Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
roll sth up — UK US roll sth up Phrasal Verb with roll({{}}/rəʊl/ verb ► FINANCE to add more money to an amount that already exists, especially interest payments that you pay at the end of the period of a loan: »Interest on the company s debt is being rolled… … Financial and business terms
roll sth over — UK US roll sth over Phrasal Verb with roll({{}}/rəʊl/ verb ► FINANCE to move something such as an amount of money from one place to another: roll sth over into sth »Investors can roll over their maximum £9,000 stake into a new tax free account.… … Financial and business terms
roll sth back — UK US roll sth back Phrasal Verb with roll({{}}/rəʊl/ verb ► to reduce the influence of particular laws, rules, etc.: »He wants to roll back laws designed to clean up the air, water and land. ► FINANCE to reduce prices, costs, taxes, etc.: »The… … Financial and business terms
roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roll*/*/*/ — [rəʊl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move forwards while turning over and over, or to make something do this The pencil went rolling across the floor.[/ex] Men were rolling tyres across the yard.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move on wheels, or to move something that is … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
roll something up — FOLD (UP), furl, wind up, coil (up), bundle up. → roll * * * Military drive the flank of an enemy line back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded * * * ˌroll sthˈup derived … Useful english dictionary
roll out — UK US roll out Phrasal Verb with roll({{}}/rəʊl/ verb ► MARKETING to make a new product, service, or system available for the first time: »A media campaign is expected to roll out early next year. roll sth out »The company plans to roll out the… … Financial and business terms
roll something over — Finance contrive or extend a particular financial arrangement this is not a good time for rolling over corporate debt * * * ˌroll sthˈover derived (technical) to allow money that sb owes to be paid back at a later date • The bank refused to roll… … Useful english dictionary
roll of honour — UK US noun [countable] [singular roll of honour plural ˌrolls of ˈhonour] british a list of people who have done something impressive Thesaurus: types of listhyponym to make a list, or to add … Useful english dictionary
