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roll-up

roll-up

5.0
A summary that adds together smaller numbers from different parts
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊlˌʌp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : resumen
  • During the meeting, she presented a series of roll-ups that summarized the sales figures from each department.

Like it just takes more work to create a system that has these extra roll ups security features.

Examples

  • The accountant prepared the annual report, which included several roll-ups of the quarterly financial data.

  • Like it just takes more work to create a system that has these extra roll ups security features.

  • For example, if you're a banker, you might be interested in various roll-up views of accounts (loans and deposits, that is—not companies!).

    Blog text (34)
  • The project manager created roll-ups to combine the data from different team reports into one document.

Synonyms

sum total
vsroll-up
12 3.3

The whole amount you get after you add all parts

is a combined summary of several data pieces often used in reports
aggregation
vsroll-up
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

focuses on producing a numeric summary for reporting not merely grouping
summation
vsroll-up
5 4.8

The total you get when you add things together

focuses on a combined data summary used in reporting rather than just numbers
subtotal
vsroll-up
1 3.8

A total of some items before adding tax or fees

is the full summary combining multiple smaller amounts for reporting
totalization
vsroll-up
  • Specialized
7.9

Combining amounts from different sources for tax or pension records

is the resulting summary created by combining smaller data pieces

How Comprehensive

aggregate
17 5.8
roll-up
  • Specialized
5.0
subtotal
1 3.8
line item
  • Specialized
12 3.5

Surface Forms

roll-up singular
roll-ups plural

Morphology

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

The sense of a combined total follows the idea of gathering things together, but the accounting/reporting meaning is somewhat specialized. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Roll-up comes from roll + up, meaning to 'roll together' many small things into one; think of making a roll of coins from single coins. That's why a roll-up in accounting is the combined total made from many smaller amounts.