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

Camp Pendleton officials on Thursday identified two Marines who died earlier this week in a rollover crash along the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico. —Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025

The type of vehicle was not identified, but it was described as a rollover crash. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

Verb

For many years the best action to take with a 401(k) account when leaving an employer was to roll over the account to an IRA. —Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

The current path looked a lot more like the non-recession norm until recent weeks, when estimates began to roll over a bit. —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 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