Rolls

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊlz/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊlz/
• Homophones: rolls, roles
• Rhymes: -əʊlz

Rolls (plural Rolls)

1. (informal) Ellipsis of Rolls-Royce.
   • 1965 January, Jim Dunne, Alex Markovich, “How Plus is a Luxury Car?”, in Popular Mechanics‎^[1], volume 125, number 1, Hearst Magazines, →ISSN, page 96:

     An exclusive feature is the triple-safe brakes in the Rolls—two independent hydraulic systems plus mechanical linkage to the rear wheels.

   • 1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 159:

     ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce.

   • 1985 March, “A Loophole Big Enough For A Rolls”, in Changing Times‎^[2], volume 39, number 3, Kiplinger Washington Editors, →ISSN, page 9:

     Thus a $100,000 Rolls could earn a tax credit of $6,000 and first-year depreciation of almost $25,000.

   • 2008, Gail McFarland, Drem Runner‎^[3], →ISBN, page 36:

     Steven was taking his time pulling the Rolls convertible around to the door.

Rolls

1. A surname.

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