Rollout vs. roll out

As a noun or adjective, rollout is one word. Some publications, especially British ones, prefer the hyphenated roll-out, but the one-word rollout is well established and fairly common. When you need a term meaning to implement a product, service, or policy, use the two-word phrasal verb roll out. Rollout doesn’t work as a verb.

Examples

Rollout works as an adjective or noun—for example:

Of course, paying for the sensors in that infrastructure is another matter, so rollout for such a system may take a while. [USA Today]

This first version is wi-fi only, and a high-speed 3G version will come soon thereafter, a similar rollout plan to that of Kindle. [Wall Street Journal]

The funding round has been interpreted as a sign that Spotify’s long-delayed US rollout could be announced within weeks. [Guardian]

And roll out should be two words when it functions as a verb—for example:

This was despite the Liberal leader’s continued reluctance to roll out major policy initiatives. [Sydney Morning Herald]

A cavalcade of limousines will converge on the provincial legislature, but don’t look for the province to roll out the red carpet for this rally. [Winnipeg Free Press]

Luxury hotel chain Fairmont is to roll out BMW bikes to all of its worldwide hotels, it confirmed this week. [Independent]

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