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rollback

rollback

7 4.8
A cut in prices or wages to an earlier level
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊlˌbæk/
translation icon : reducción
  • In Poway, teachers have taken a 4.3 percent salary rollback, and the district has offered early retirement to avoid layoffs.
  • rollback provision
  • voluntary rollbacks

Obviously, I think a lot of people maybe weren't expecting the Kansas voters to reject this rollback of reproductive rights last night.

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Examples

  • We have witnessed the rollback of democratic development and economic openness in parts of Latin America.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In 1982, Reagan agreed to a rollback of corporate tax cuts and a smaller rollback of individual income tax cuts.

    Blog text (31)
  • In addition, it seems unlikely that enforcement of the compensation requirement would cause a rollback of environmental controls.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Obviously, I think a lot of people maybe weren't expecting the Kansas voters to reject this rollback of reproductive rights last night.

  • Target CEO Brian Cornell will meet with civil rights leader The Reverend Al Sharpton to discuss the company's decision to rollback DEI programs.

  • The state government announced a rollback of taxes to help struggling families.

  • After the economic downturn, the company implemented a rollback of their previous wage increases.

  • The new policy includes a rollback of fees for public services to previous levels.

Synonyms

cutback
vsrollback
52 3.7

A smaller amount of money or resources that an organization uses to lower costs

is a formal reduction back to a previous level imposed by authorities
giveback
vsrollback
  • Jargon
1 6.7

A cut in pay or benefits that employees accept

is official reduction back to earlier levels imposed by authorities not by employee agreement

Antonyms

524 1.0

The extra amount added to something to make it larger

How Large

rollback
7 4.8
decrease
84 2.2
reduction
451 3.2

Surface Forms

rollback singular
rollbacks plural

Morphology

rollback = roll (transparent) = back + roll

The noun is derived directly from the phrasal verb 'roll back' (roll + back) meaning 'return to a previous state', which is clear to learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Rollback comes from the simple parts roll and back, just like when you roll a wheel back to an earlier point. So a rollback of prices means making them 'move back' to a previous, lower level.