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to roll over

to roll over

9 5.3
To move money from one investment into another when the first ends
  • phrasal verb
  • /roʊl ˈoʊvər/
  • Specialized
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  • Until late October, the rollover rate was 86.5% meaning foreign investors were willing to roll over their loans.

Examples

  • Soros is refusing to roll over matured investments in Korea.

    Default (2014)

  • We can roll your notes over.

    The River (1984)

  • Take a down payment and put it into CDs or something you can roll over.

    Back to School (1986)

  • Well, I had to put the land up as collateral, otherwise the bank wouldn't roll over the loan.

    Serena (2014)

  • And normally when the bonds mature, they just roll them over and buy a similar kind of bond, but they destroy money by essentially selling those bonds.

  • Investors can choose to roll over their retirement savings into a new account to avoid taxes.

  • When the loan term ends, you can roll over the remaining balance into a new loan agreement.

  • Many people decide to roll over their 401(k) funds to an IRA for better investment options.

Synonyms

to reinvest
vsto roll over
20 3.9

To put money you earned back into a business or investment

covers putting funds into investments again and also extending loans to new periods
to carry over
vsto roll over
14 3.5

To move something from one time or situation to a later one

focuses on financial continuation like extending loans or putting funds into investments again
to carry forward
vsto roll over
  • Specialized
4 3.7

To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used

is specific to financial continuation such as moving funds into a new period
to hold over
vsto roll over
1 4.6

To keep something for use or sale after its planned time

is used for financial continuation such as putting funds into a new period
to shift someone's investments
vsto roll over
6.0

Move money from one type like stocks to another to reduce risk or try to earn more

involves changing asset types rather than keeping or extending the same funds

Antonyms

to withdraw
159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

to liquidate
  • Specialized
25 7.3

To sell a company's goods and property to pay debts

How Long

to extend
680 3.2
to renew
175 2.8
to roll over
  • Specialized
9 5.3
to withdraw
159 3.5

Surface Forms

roll over infinitive
rolled over past
rolled over past participle
rolling over present participle
rolls over third person singular

Morphology

roll + over

The meaning 'to turn one's body or an object over by rolling' is directly and transparently derived from 'roll' (to move by turning) combined with 'over' (to the other side), so a learner who knows both words can infer the action. This verb+particle composition is a common, literal pattern in English (and paralleled in many languages), making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Roll over may come from the image of rolling a wheel or coin forward into the next time period. You roll money over so it keeps working in the new period, so the phrase means 'to move or continue' an investment or loan.