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plough back

vb
(Commerce) (tr, adverb) to reinvest (the profits of a business) in the same business
n
(Banking & Finance) finance the reinvestment of profits
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Translations

w>plough back

vt sep (Agr) → unterpflügen ; (Comm) profits → wieder (hinein)stecken, reinvestieren (→ into in +acc)
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