: the act or an instance of rolling back
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
1
: to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale
2
: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back
3
: rescind
attempted to roll back antipollution standards
Examples of rollback in a Sentence
Noun
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
a rollback in environmental regulations
a rollback of previous wage concessions
Verb
lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
As cases tick up, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is still recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and all residents 6 months and older, despite rollback on federal guidance.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration rolled back parts of the policy, giving ICE agents more authority to conduct immigration arrests in these locations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Especially detrimental to demand was the rollback of tax credits for new and used electric vehicles ― consumer-side subsidies which effectively lowered the price of many EVs by thousands of dollars, and will now expire at the end of September.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
As cases tick up, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is still recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and all residents 6 months and older, despite rollback on federal guidance.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Much of Kennedy’s work and legacy have been rolled back and erased.
—Leah M. Wright, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration rolled back parts of the policy, giving ICE agents more authority to conduct immigration arrests in these locations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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