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carry back

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden

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noun

  1. an amount carried back

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Example Sentences

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It was the kind of conversation they’d carry back to their living room.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2020

Saul will now hope his scoring run with Spain will carry back over to Atletico when it hosts Eibar on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2018

We returned to Washington without our luggage or the signed contract, though we did carry back a memorable souvenir: amoebic dysentery.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017

I usually took two near-empty suitcases to carry back the requests, plus food and toiletries for myself.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2017

I'll get a library card tomorrow and carry back my first installment of books.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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