: the act or an instance of rolling back
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
1
: to reduce or decrease something
rolling back their mortgage rates
specifically
: 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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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Her in-depth reporting about one veteran DEI executive told the wider story of the emotional and personal toll this corporate rollback has taken on people working in this once-red-hot field.
—Thomas Evans, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
The ruling by Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal could also lead to more rigorous approvals for other projects with large numbers of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, that were proposed before the city rolled back a generous incentive in late August.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
To drive trial, the retailer deploys a 90-day pricing strategy, called rollbacks, for promotions.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Her in-depth reporting about one veteran DEI executive told the wider story of the emotional and personal toll this corporate rollback has taken on people working in this once-red-hot field.
—Thomas Evans, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
After reviewing their analysis, Eisenhower decided that a milder approach would work well and opted for a more cost-effective strategy of containment rather than a more expensive one of actively and aggressively rolling back Moscow’s influence.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
The ruling by Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal could also lead to more rigorous approvals for other projects with large numbers of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, that were proposed before the city rolled back a generous incentive in late August.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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