rollovers

Definition

The financial maneuver of moving retirement funds from one account to another without triggering tax penalties, or in web design, that satisfying hover effect that proves a button is actually clickable. In finance, it's how you avoid giving Uncle Sam a premature cut of your 401(k). The term doing double duty in completely unrelated industries, because why make jargon simple?

Example Usage

I need to do a 401(k) rollover to my IRA, and also fix the rollovers on our website buttons—it's going to be a very confusing Tuesday.

Source: Common financial and web design terminology

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