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plowing back

plowing back is the present participle and gerund of plow back.

Meaning of plow back

Verb

plow back (third-person singular simple present plows back, present participle plowing back, simple past and past participle plowed back)

  1. To reinvest profits into a business.
    • The dividends were small last year because we plowed back most of the money to buy new machinery

Questions about plowing back

What is plowing back the present participle and gerund of?
Plowing back is the present participle and gerund of plow back.

Words near plowing back in the dictionary

  1. plowhorse
  2. plowhorses
  3. plowin'
  4. plowing
  5. plowing ahead
  6. plowing back
  7. plowing down
  8. plowing in
  9. plowing into
  10. plowing on
  11. plowing one's way

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