rollup
rollup Lexical Profile
rollup Game Scores & Validity
• noun
In business and finance, the process of acquiring and merging multiple smaller companies in the same industry into a single larger consolidated enterprise.
"The private equity firm executed a successful rollup of regional veterinary clinics across the Midwest."
In computing and data analysis, the aggregation of detailed data records or software updates into a summarized report or single cumulative package.
"The system administrator installed the monthly security rollup to patch all workstations at once."
A snack or dish made by spreading a filling onto a flat piece of dough, flatbread, or dried fruit leather and rolling it into a cylinder.
"She packed a turkey and cheese tortilla rollup along with an apple in her lunchbox."
An abdominal fitness exercise in which a person lies flat on their back and slowly curls the spine upward into a seated position.
"Our Pilates instructor began the core workout with a series of slow, controlled rollups."
• adjective
Designed or able to be rolled up into a cylinder or compact bundle for storage or opening.
"The warehouse installed a new rollup door to make loading delivery trucks easier."
Word Nuance & Usage
The noun and adjective are written either as a single word ("rollup") or hyphenated ("roll-up"), whereas the phrasal verb is always written as two words ("roll up").