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rollover

noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: firefighting, government

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flameover

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A transfer of unused mobile service provider’s (minutes/etc) to carry over and be added to the service plan for future use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Topics: business, marketing

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9

noun

Meaning 9

In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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10

noun

Meaning 10

A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: pinball

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Meaning relationships

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11

verb

Meaning 11

Misspelling of roll over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

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12

noun

Meaning 12

the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

History

Etymology

Deverbal from roll over.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pyörähdys — the process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value
  • Finnish: ylivuoto — the process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value
  • Finnish: kierähdysonnettomuus — automotive: a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns
  • Finnish: kaatuminen — automotive: a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns
  • Finnish: osoitettaessa muuttuva elementti — computing: a graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it
  • Finnish: rollover — computing: a graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無衝 /无冲 — computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly
  • Finnish: samanaikaisten painallusten tunnistus — computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly
  • Finnish: rollover — computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly
  • Finnish: palokaasujen syttyminen — firefighting: the sudden ignition of flammable gasses (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space
  • Finnish: savukaasujen syttyminen — firefighting: the sudden ignition of flammable gasses (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space
  • Finnish: jälleenrahoitus — finance: the reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment
  • Finnish: uusimismaksu — finance: a fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan
  • Finnish: siirtyminen ensi kierrokselle — Britain: in the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week
  • Finnish: rollover — pinball: a target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it
  • Finnish: rullauskytkin — pinball: a target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it