rollback

American  

[rohl-bak] / ˈroʊlˌbæk /

noun

1. an act or instance of rolling back.

2. a return to a lower level of prices, wages, etc., as by government order.

3. a pulling back or withdrawal.

   a rollback of attack forces.

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Etymology

Origin of rollback

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase roll back

Example Sentences

The biggest sources of the food subject to the tariff rollback are America’s nearest neighbors: Mexico and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is on top of the previous week’s rollback of duties on beef, coffee and dozens of other goods in response to Americans’ cost-of-living concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the rollbacks of legacy verification and other guardrails have some concerned.

From Washington Post

One other initiative the banks successfully lobbied for was a rollback of the “Volcker Rule,” a provision of the Dodd-Frank law that limited their risky investments in hedge funds, private equity and venture funds.

From Los Angeles Times

Democrats pressed the officials on whether gaps in regulation had allowed problems in the banking system to build after rollbacks under the Trump administration.

From New York Times

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