"plow back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plows back [present, singular, third-person], plowing back [participle, present], plowed back [participle, past], plowed back [past]
Head templates: {{en-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

Inflected forms

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