to plough back
1plough back — (figurative) To reinvest (profits of a business) in that business • • • Main Entry: ↑plough * * * ˌplough ˈback [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plough back …
2Plough back — is defined in economics as to reinvest profit into a business rather than distributing it to the current shareholders …
3plough|back — «PLOW BAK», noun. Especially British. plowback …
4plough back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plough back : present tense I/you/we/they plough back he/she/it ploughs back present participle ploughing back past tense ploughed back past participle ploughed back to put any profits made by a business back… …
5plough back — / plaυ bæk/ verb (NOTE: The US spelling is plow back.) ♦ to plough back profits into the company to invest the profits in the business (and not pay them out as dividends to the shareholders) by using them to buy new equipment or to create new… …
6plough back — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If profits are ploughed back into a business, they are used to increase the size of the business or to improve it. [be V ed P into n] About 70 per cent of its profits are being ploughed back into the investment programme …
7plough-back — …
8plough — plough1 also plow AmE [plau] n 1.) a piece of farm equipment used to turn over the earth so that seeds can be planted 2.) under the plough BrE formal land that is under the plough is used for growing crops →↑snow plough plough 2 …
9plough — /plaʊ / (say plow) noun 1. an agricultural implement for cutting and turning over the soil. 2. any of various implements resembling this, as a plane for cutting grooves or a device for snow clearance. 3. a device on a tram, formerly used for… …
10plough — I UK [plaʊ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms plough : present tense I/you/we/they plough he/she/it ploughs present participle ploughing past tense ploughed past participle ploughed * to turn over the soil before putting seeds into… …
