plough back
verb
(tr, adverb) to reinvest (the profits of a business) in the same business
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How to use plough back in a sentence
The ground is prepared by throwing up beds or ridges, with the plough—back-furrowing, it is called.
Twelve Years a Slave | Solomon NorthupThe man was much annoyed at being found out, but, willy nilly, he had to give the plough back.
The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India | W.H.D. RouseI pulled the plough back 41 again to the starting-point, and tried once more.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
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