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Roll out or rollout?

roll out is a verb meaning “To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or…”; rollout is a noun meaning “An act of rolling out; gradual deployment”. Use roll out as a verb and rollout as a noun. roll out is written as two words and rollout as one word; they are used differently.

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What is the difference between roll out and rollout?

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Part of speechverb, nounnoun
Meaning

To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions

informalTo leave a place at a leisurely pace

An act of rolling out; gradual deployment

The phase of a landing after touchdown but before the aircraft slows to taxi speed

ExampleWe plan to roll out the new version in SeptemberThe pilot kept a vigilant eye out for runway obstructions throughout the rollout
Formsnonerollouts
Pronunciationnot recordednot recorded
In writingnot counted (the list counts single words)1.1 times per million words

Sources: roll out and rollout in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

Every current meaning of roll out and rollout

roll out

  1. 1

    verb To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions

    We plan to roll out the new version in September

  2. 2

    noun Alternative spelling of rollout

  3. 3

    verb informalTo leave a place at a leisurely pace

  4. 4

    verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, out

    The cook rolled out the dough with a rolling pin

  5. 5

    verb To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly

  6. 6

    verb To swap out for a farther expiration date while keeping the same strike

rollout

  1. 1

    noun An act of rolling out; gradual deployment

  2. 2

    noun The phase of a landing after touchdown but before the aircraft slows to taxi speed

    The pilot kept a vigilant eye out for runway obstructions throughout the rollout

  3. 3

    noun A play in which a quarterback moves toward the sideline before attempting to pass

  4. 4

    noun A form of analysis in which the same position is played many times (with different dice rolls) and the various outcomes are recorded

  5. 5

    noun A game variant in which players progressively reveal their cards

  6. 6

    noun A malfunction in a gas furnace where gas burns outside the combustion chamber. Such a malfunction can cause damage to the furnace, carbon monoxide poisoning, or start a fire

Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.

Which is more common, roll out or rollout?

roll out is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; rollout 1.1 times per million words.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How many people search roll out vs rollout?

“roll out vs rollout” is searched about 90 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“rollout vs roll out”, “roll out or rollout”).

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