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carry back

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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an amount carried back

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Your only remaining responsibility is to slice a lime for the bowl — and perhaps one for the drink you’ll carry back to the couch, where the air conditioner is already hard at work.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

At the time, the company said it planned to carry back the capital losses from the sale against previous capital gains, which could generate a tax benefit.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2020

I use a MacBook Pro that I carry back and forth.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2019

So spoke the kind and gentle reed, and Psyche, following the directions, was able to carry back to her cruel mistress a quantity of the shining fleece.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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