Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plow back

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: plow back
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reinvest profits into a business.

Example Sentences

"The dividends were small last year because we plowed back most of the money to buy new machinery"

Inflected Forms

plows back (present, singular) plowing back (participle, present) plowed back (participle, past) plowed back (past) plough back (alternative)

Questions

What does plow back mean?: To reinvest profits into a business.

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