单词 | rolled-up |
释义 | rolled-upadj. 1. a. Of a flexible object: moved or wound into a more or less cylindrical or spherical shape; turned in on itself; coiled, curled, or folded up. Cf. rolled adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > folded up or rolled up upfoldenc1400 rolled?c1425 uprolled1592 rolled-up1683 upfurled1818 upfolded1822 unevolved1831 telescoped1852 concertinaed1880 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 335 Small rowl'd-up bits may stick upon the Ball-leathers. 1719 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher II. xxiii. ix. 694 To give some farther light into the Structure of such a rolled up Seed-Plant. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Leaf They are rolled up,..as the Leaves of the Mountain Cowslip. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) I. xiii. 425 A little cell formed of the rolled-up leaf of a plant. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 886 The stance for the rolled up fleeces to lie upon. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt i. 3 The paper-carrier went by whistling, and the rolled-up Advocate thumped the front door. 1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xvii. 160 She leaned against my rolled-up sleeping-bag. 2002 Chicago Tribune 13 Jan. iv. 8/1 Snow roller: A rolled-up cylinder of snow common in hilly regions when moist, cohesive snow is rolled downhill by wind. b. Of a sleeve or trouser leg: folded over on itself a number of times to as to be made shorter. Also of a garment: having an edge folded over in this way. ΚΠ 1835 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 5 Sept. 558/2 A man with blue apron and rolled up sleeves. 1884 F. Boyle On Borderland 401 Burly J. F., with rolled-up trousers and uncompromising boots, stuffing his pipe with a determined thumb. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxiv. 35 Dairyman Crick kept his shirt-sleeves permanently rolled up past his elbows. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist i. 47 He looked at Athy's rolled-up sleeves and knuckly inky hands. 1959 Manch. Guardian 24 June 7/1 Figures in Bermuda shorts or rolled-up denims. 1971 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 8 Oct. 1/4 Yesterday I saw..girls in the halls in rolled up P.E. shorts, and one girl In a man's long tail shirt! 2004 N.Y. Mag. 12 Jan. 24 A girl in a newsboy cap and a white T-shirt with rolled-up sleeves is leaning against the back wall. 2. Finance (chiefly British). a. Designating interest (on a mortgage or other loan) on which payment has been deferred, which is added to the overall debt due at a later date; (also) designating a loan of this type. Cf. roll-up adj. 2b. ΚΠ 1976 S. I. Davis Euro-bank i. 15 The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad..was able in 1865 to borrow its entire capitalisation, including rolled up interest, in the London market without a penny of equity involved. 1990 Which? Aug. 459/3 With a rolled-up interest scheme, you take out a mortgage and are given a lump sum to spend or invest. 1991 Choice Jan. 52/2 Age Concern have strongly warned against taking out rolled up loans, where they could lead to facing repossession of your property. 2004 Money Marketing (Nexis) 3 June 39 For a lifetime mortgage,..then there is a risk that the value of the rolled-up mortgage becomes greater than the value of the property. b. Designating a dividend which has been reinvested to increase the capital value of the investor's holding; (also) designating an investment having dividends of this type. Cf. roll-up adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > other investment funds investment fund1784 investment vehicle1920 I.R.A.1921 no-load1963 hedge fund1966 swap fund1966 offshore fund1969 roll-up fund1983 tokkin1985 PEP1986 rolled-up1987 1987 Observer 22 Feb. 37/2 The plan manager will claim the tax credit on rolled up dividends. 1991 Financial Times 20 Mar. 33/6 It has been possible to transfer large rolled up gains in domestic trusts offshore without incurring a tax liability. 1994 C. D. Daykin et al. Pract. Risk Theory for Actuaries 237 (caption) Annual real returns from rolled-up investment. 2006 Times (Nexis) 18 Feb. 27 Most of the real return from owning shares comes from reinvested, rolled-up dividends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1683 |
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