: 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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Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Any price relief will be slow, partial and strategic, Lempoert said, likely in the form of deals and loyalty offers rather than broad price rollbacks.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Experts warn the rollback will disproportionately harm communities of color, who already suffer higher illness and death rates from air pollution.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Any price relief will be slow, partial and strategic, Lempoert said, likely in the form of deals and loyalty offers rather than broad price rollbacks.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Afterwards, ByteDance rolled back that feature and introduced verification requirements for users who want to create digital avatars with their own images and audio, according to Chinese media.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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