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roll-up

roll-up

1 6.0
A plan to buy several small companies and join them into a larger one
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊlˌʌp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : consolidación
  • During the seminar, we discussed how a successful roll-up can lead to greater efficiencies and profitability.
  • roll-up companies

Examples

  • The company adopted a roll-up strategy to enhance its competitiveness in the industry.

  • So the idea behind A roll up is basically that.

  • It may just be a roll-up of various companies or a quasi-governmental spinoff, but I don't count those as an option in this discussion.

    Blog text (11)

  • Recent examples of roll-ups in the United States include the consolidation of auto body repair shops, funeral homes, pet food stores, beauty salons, insurance agencies, and automobile dealerships.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Investors often seek to create a roll-up by merging several small firms to increase market share.

Synonyms

merger
vsroll-up
189 3.9

Joining two or more companies to become one

uses acquisitions to absorb many smaller firms into a single larger business
consolidation
vsroll-up
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

focuses on growth by buying many smaller firms to form a larger company
amalgamation
vsroll-up
  • Formal
6 7.5

A joining of two or more groups into one

is a growth strategy that buys several small companies to make one larger firm

How Consolidated

conglomerate
44 7.0
roll-up
  • Jargon
1 6.0
merger
189 3.9
standalone
6 4.1

Surface Forms

roll-up singular
roll-ups plural

Morphology

roll-up = roll (semi-transparent) = up + roll

The idea of smaller companies being folded into one larger entity is metaphorically related to 'roll up', but the business sense is specialized and not fully predictable for learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Roll-up comes from the parts roll + up, like 'to roll together' into one bundle; imagine rolling several small objects into a single package. So in business a roll-up means combining several small companies into one larger company.