单词 | plowback |
释义 | plowback in British English (ˈplaʊˌbæk) noun finance the reinvestment of profits plowback in American English (ˈplauˌbæk) noun 1. a reinvestment of earnings or profits in a business enterprise 2. the money thus reinvested Word origin [1945–50; n. use of v. phrase plow back]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, ergative, on-line, synchronized swimming, taxi squadExamples of 'plowback' in a sentence |
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