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  • 91roll call — 1775; see ROLL (Cf. roll) (n.) + CALL (Cf. call) …

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  • 92roll-on — roll ons N COUNT: oft N n A roll on is a deodorant or cosmetic that you apply to your body using a container with a ball which turns round in the neck of the container. I use unperfumed roll on deodorant …

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  • 93roll back something — roll back (something) to return something to a previous condition. Her staff has pushed to roll back environmental protections. It s unusual for any company to roll their prices back. Usage notes: often said about prices or laws …

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  • 94roll back — (something) to return something to a previous condition. Her staff has pushed to roll back environmental protections. It s unusual for any company to roll their prices back. Usage notes: often said about prices or laws …

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  • 95roll out something — roll out (something) to offer a new product or service to the public. The provider plans to roll out its new Internet access service next month. They ve experimented with the system in regional markets, and will roll it out nationally this fall …

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  • 96roll out — (something) to offer a new product or service to the public. The provider plans to roll out its new Internet access service next month. They ve experimented with the system in regional markets, and will roll it out nationally this fall …

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  • 97roll over something — roll over (something) to take profits from an investment and invest them in something similar. After calling my financial advisor, I decided to roll over those treasury bonds. Investors sometimes take cash out of retirement plans rather than roll …

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  • 98roll over — (something) to take profits from an investment and invest them in something similar. After calling my financial advisor, I decided to roll over those treasury bonds. Investors sometimes take cash out of retirement plans rather than roll the funds …

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  • 99roll-on — roll′ on adj. 1) cvb packaged in a container equipped with a rotating ball that dispenses the liquid content directly: a roll on deodorant[/ex] 2) cvb a roll on preparation • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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  • 100roll out — • roll out v. • roll out n. Companies are constantly introducing new products and services that you don t want or need. The elaborate process of introducing something new is a roll out. The verb form is used thusly: We rolled this piece of crap… …

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