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plowback

American  
[plou-bak] / ˈplaʊˌbæk /

noun

  1. a reinvestment of earnings or profits in a business enterprise.

  2. the money thus reinvested.

Etymology

Origin of plowback

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase plow back

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Congress could well go along with a plowback.

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