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 was seriously injured during a rollover crash on Route 8 in Naugatuck on Tuesday. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026

Former Houston Astros minor leaguer Jon Kemmer was 35 years old when he was killed over the weekend in a rollover crash in Galveston County. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Verb

Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson told clients in a Sunday note that the Iran selloff was a correction inside an ongoing bull market, with earnings accelerating into the oil shock rather than rolling over. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

Lawrence Butler rolled over on a forkball, which should have been a double play, but Lindor failed to get into position and second baseman Marcus Semien had to field it himself. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 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