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Definition roll back in American English

roll back phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to remove something, or to reduce the influence of something

Example

You can't roll back all the reforms of the last ten years.

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2

to reduce something such as a price or salary

Example

Eventually prices were rolled back to prewar levels.

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Definition roll back in American English