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roll up
verb
rolled up; rolling up; rolls up
: to increase or acquire by successive accumulations : accumulate
rolled up a large majority
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Examples of roll up in a Sentence
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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Word History
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
roll up
verb
: to build up by many additions one after the other
the winning candidate rolled up a large majority
Legal Definition
rollup
noun
roll·up
ˈrōl-ˌəp
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