plow back
plow back · plows back · plowed back · plowing back
To reinvest profits into a businessTo reinvest profits into a business.
Meaning
1 sensesTo reinvest profits into a business.
The dividends were small last year because we plowed back most of the money to buy new machinery
Forms
plows back, plowing back, plowed back, plowed back| Base form | plow back · to plow back |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plows back |
| Present participle | plowing back |
| Past simple | plowed back |
| Past participle | plowed back |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- plow upTo uncover or unearth (something) through plowing.
- plow onTo continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task.
- plow inTo cover by plowing
- plow backTo reinvest profits into a business.
- plow intoTo crash into something.
- plow aheadTo continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
- plow underTo destory (crops) by turning them into the ground with a plow
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb