: the act or an instance of rolling back
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
1
: 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
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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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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Its rollback has been a slower process, but a welcome and healthy one.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 May 2024
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Noun
The auditors noted a carve-out in the state constitution exists to create a rollback legislatively whereby tax dollars could be recaptured if farmland is later developed for commercial use.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Its rollback has been a slower process, but a welcome and healthy one.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for rollback
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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