rollout

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɹoʊlaʊt/ UK /ˈrəʊlaʊt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the official launch of a new product, service, or system, especially one released in planned stages

The bank delayed the rollout of its new payment app by a month.
2

noun
the first public showing of a newly built aircraft or vehicle, when it is wheeled out of the factory

Thousands came to the airfield for the rollout of the prototype.
3

noun
(American football) a play in which the quarterback runs sideways behind the line before throwing

He escaped the rush on a rollout to the right and found his receiver.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the official launch of a... launch introduction deployment release debut

2 noun · the first public showing of... unveiling debut presentation

3 noun · (american football) a play... bootleg

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Opposites

rollbackrecall withdrawaldiscontinuation

Word family

Derived forms roll outrolled outrolling out

Related forms rollbacklaunch deployment release

Etymology

A twentieth-century noun made from the phrasal verb roll out, in its literal sense of moving something out on wheels. It was first used of aircraft rolled from the assembly hangar for their public debut, and from there generalised to any staged public launch — a software rollout keeps the metaphor of something large being wheeled steadily into view.

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# rollout

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹoʊlaʊt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈrəʊlaʊt/

## Meanings
1. the official launch of a new product, service, or system, especially one released in planned stages
2. the first public showing of a newly built aircraft or vehicle, when it is wheeled out of the factory
3. (American football) a play in which the quarterback runs sideways behind the line before throwing

## Examples
- The bank delayed the rollout of its new payment app by a month.
- Thousands came to the airfield for the rollout of the prototype.
- He escaped the rush on a rollout to the right and found his receiver.

## Synonyms
- launch
- introduction
- deployment
- release
- unveiling
- debut
- implementation

## Antonyms
- rollback
- recall
- withdrawal
- discontinuation

## Derived Forms
- roll out
- rolled out
- rolling out

## Related Forms
- rollback
- launch
- deployment
- release

## Etymology
A twentieth-century noun made from the phrasal verb roll out, in its literal sense of moving something out on wheels. It was first used of aircraft rolled from the assembly hangar for their public debut, and from there generalised to any staged public launch — a software rollout keeps the metaphor of something large being wheeled steadily into view.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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