Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Australia, a meeting; a gathering of people.
- noun Same as
roly-poly , 2. - noun A clogging of machinery in cotton-carding or the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which is rolled up; a
summation ; anaggregation ; atotal . - adjective Capable of being made into a cylinder shape by rolling.
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Examples
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So, why is he so persistent in promoting larger and larger aggregations of fiat currencies, what in business terminology would be called a "roll-up strategy," until eventually all national and regional currencies are rolled up into a single international fiat currency?
Forbes.com: News Lawrence Hunter 2011
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So, why is he so persistent in promoting larger and larger aggregations of fiat currencies, what in business terminology would be called a "roll-up strategy," until eventually all national and regional currencies are rolled up into a single international fiat currency?
Forbes.com: News Lawrence Hunter 2011
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Imperial said yesterday that with the price of cigarettes rising, roll-up sales had been quietly growing for some years.
Roll-up! Roll-up! Leap in tobacco sales as smokers trade down Simon Bowers 2010
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Among a series of comments decorating a roll-up gate within the gallery, a line of pink letters reads: "My neighbor who I've never spoken to until today told me to come here."
Art Amid the Downturn Bruce Bennett 2011
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The number of roll-up cigarettes smoked in Britain has leapt 35% in two years, with sales of more than 5,000 tonnes of rolling tobacco a year and marketing of Rizla cigarette papers being seen everywhere from music festival tents to iPhone screens.
Roll-up! Roll-up! Leap in tobacco sales as smokers trade down Simon Bowers 2010
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But, said Imperial chief executive Alison Cooper (an occasional cigar smoker), the trend moved up a gear as the economy worsened: "We've seen the [roll-up] market up 13% last year, and a big gain the year before that ... people are trading down."
Roll-up! Roll-up! Leap in tobacco sales as smokers trade down Simon Bowers 2010
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Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal Visitors to the pop-up gallery in Prospect Lefferts Gardens contributed to a roll-up gate art installation.
Art Amid the Downturn Bruce Bennett 2011
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The sidewalks do tend to roll-up early during week-nights in Comala.
Comala Hotels 2009
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This past summer I went through a serious cuff stage, where I bought cool vintage fabric off of eBay and made roll-up cuffs for all my jeans and shorts.
Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011
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Ash, the anti-smoking campaign group, argues that some of the surge in roll-up sales is explained by the ban on advertising of tobacco products not including cigarette papers.
Roll-up! Roll-up! Leap in tobacco sales as smokers trade down Simon Bowers 2010
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division jointly launched a public inquiry to identify serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies throughout the economy that have led to consolidation that has harmed competition.In a joint Request for Information, the agencies are seeking information from the public on serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies, which are corporate consolidation strategies that occur when a company becomes larger—and potentially dominant—by buying several smaller firms in the same or related business sectors or industries
FTC and DOJ Seek Info on Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Strategies Across U.S. Economy Henry Liu, Director of the Bureau of Competition 2024
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