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plows back

plows back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plows back

What is plows back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plows back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plow back.

Words near plows back in the dictionary

  1. plowpoints
  2. plowright
  3. plowrights
  4. plows
  5. plows ahead
  6. plows back
  7. plows down
  8. plows in
  9. plows into
  10. plows on
  11. plows one's way

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