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    rollback
    /ˈrəʊlbak/

    noun

    • 1. a reduction or decrease: North American "a 5 per cent rollback of personal income taxes"
    • 2. the process of restoring a database or program to a previously defined state, typically to recover from an error.

    verb

    • 1. restore (a database) to a previously defined state.

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  3. Rollback can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means a reduction or reversal of something, such as a price or a regulation. As a verb, it means to reduce or reverse something, or to cause to retreat or withdraw.

  4. Rollback can be a noun or an adjective that means reducing or reversing something to what it was before. Learn how to use rollback in different contexts, such as politics, technology, and business, with examples and synonyms.

  5. Learn the meaning of roll back something in English, with examples and synonyms. Roll back something can mean to limit or reduce the effects of a particular arrangement, or to reduce the cost or price of something.

  6. noun. an act or instance of rolling back. a return to a lower level of prices, wages, etc., as by government order. a pulling back or withdrawal: a rollback of attack forces. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of rollback 1. First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase roll back. Discover More. Example Sentences.

  7. used to describe something, or part of something, that moves back by turning over and over: There's a rollback cover on the console. The car had front-wheel drive, a surprisingly roomy interior, and a roll-back canvas roof.

  8. 1.phrasal verb. To roll back a change or the power of something means to gradually reduce it or end it. The government taking advantage of the national mood to roll back environmental protection measures. [VERBPARTICLE noun] Most major political reforms of the past five years would be rolled back.

  9. Decrease, cut back, or reduce, especially prices, as in Unless they roll back oil prices, this summer's tourist traffic will be half of last year's. [c. [c. 1940]