rollover

1 of 2

noun

roll·​over ˈrōl-ˌō-vər 

1

: the act or process of rolling over

2

: a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle overturns

roll over

2 of 2

verb

rolled over; rolling over; rolls over

transitive verb

1

a

: to defer payment of (an obligation)

b

: to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)

2

: to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind

roll over IRA funds

Examples of rollover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That growth has been fueled by employer retirement account rollovers, such as 401(k) plans, with nearly 60% of pretax traditional IRAs including rollovers in 2024, the report found. —Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025

Schuck was arrested on March 10, 2022, on suspicion of drug possession and driving under the influence after a rollover car crash. —Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Docked at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago, the ship rolled over into the river at the wharf's edge. —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Here’s how rolling over to an IRA works. —Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for rollover

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Legal Definition

rollover

1 of 2 noun

roll·​over ˈrōl-ˌō-vər 

: the act or process of rolling over

roll over

2 of 2 transitive verb

1

a

: to defer payment of (an obligation)

b

: to renegotiate the terms of (a financial agreement)

2

: to place (invested funds) in a new investment of the same kind

roll over IRA funds