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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

plow•back n.

Banking, Businessa reinvestment of earnings or profits in a business enterprise.
Banking, Businessthe money thus reinvested.

noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase plow back 1945–50

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