plough back in English

Forms: ploughs back [present, singular, third-person], ploughing back [participle, present], ploughed back [participle, past], ploughed back [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plough back (third-person singular simple present ploughs back, present participle ploughing back, simple past and past participle ploughed back)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "ploughed back",
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        {
          "text": "The dividends were small last year because we ploughed back most of the money to buy new machinery"
        }
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        "To reinvest profits into a business"
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          "reinvest"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ploughs back",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ploughing back",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ploughed back",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ploughed back",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        }
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      ],
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"plough back" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms