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

One person has died in a rollover crash along a North Sacramento street on Tuesday morning. —Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026

There is a lifetime rollover limit of $35,000 per beneficiary. —David Kudla, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

The couple who followed them—two shirtless men, around the same height, alternately lifting each other up and rolling over each other with playful, affectionate aggression—struck me as equally political, suggesting not just what was banned but what was possible. —The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

Seguin rolls over Burleson Centennial Zoderick Green scored 33 points and Armani Green scored 23 points as Arlington Seguin surprised Burleson Centennial 86-60 in a District 8-5A game on Tuesday. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026

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