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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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As a result, some energy gets carried back to the star’s surface along its magnetic field lines.

From Space Scoop

When images appeared on television this week of prisoners walking free in Damascus, René was carried back to images of his own.

From BBC

They pushed the boat up the beach, Razi wedging it safely so that it didn’t get carried back out.

From Literature

Blinken, in talks Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, carried back some of the feedback he received from Arab leaders.

From Seattle Times

There were others, placed carefully into bags and carried back through the forest.

From Seattle Times

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