: 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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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
To drive trial, the retailer deploys a 90-day pricing strategy, called rollbacks, for promotions.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
Major New Deal reforms limiting consolidation and utilities’ geographic reach have been rolled back or repealed.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
How the rollback of Medicaid impacts Americans and federal initiatives around autism research will continue to be major health stories for the disability community in 2026.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
To drive trial, the retailer deploys a 90-day pricing strategy, called rollbacks, for promotions.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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, 1 Jan. 2026
Major New Deal reforms limiting consolidation and utilities’ geographic reach have been rolled back or repealed.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rollback. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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