Pronunciation: /roʊl bæk/
noun a reduction or decrease in something, especially in price
A1 I accidentally hit the roll back button on the remote control.
A2 The roll back of prices at the supermarket was a welcome surprise.
B1 The company decided to implement a roll back of the new policy due to negative feedback.
B2 The roll back of environmental regulations was met with protests from activists.
C1 The roll back of civil liberties in the country was a cause for concern among human rights organizations.
C2 The government's decision to roll back funding for public education was met with widespread criticism.
verb to move something back to a previous position or state
A1 I need to roll back the stone to open the tomb.
A2 Can you help me roll back the carpet so we can clean the floor?
B1 The company decided to roll back their prices in order to attract more customers.
B2 After the update caused issues, they had to roll back to the previous version of the software.
C1 The government announced plans to roll back environmental regulations to stimulate economic growth.
C2 The decision to roll back funding for public schools was met with widespread criticism.
formal The company decided to roll back the recent changes to the software due to negative feedback from users.
informal I heard they're going to roll back the update because it's causing too many problems.
slang They're gonna roll back that new feature because it's a total flop.
figurative Sometimes in life, you have to roll back and start over to make things right.
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