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

Here are the rules: The lifetime rollover limit is $35,000 Annual rollover limit is pegged to the yearly IRA contribution limit. —Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

One person is dead and three more seriously injured after a single-vehicle rollover crash on a major interchange in Griffith Park early Sunday. —Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024

Verb

Zoom in: Much of the 2014 plan has been accomplished, and some of it will roll over into the new plan, Francis says. —Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024

The 68-year-old driver then struck another southbound vehicle driven by a 65-year-old Cudahy man, causing his car to roll over on its side. —Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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