ploughbackplowbackn.

Brit.

/ˈplaʊbak/, U.S.

/ˈplaʊˌbæk/

Forms: 1900s– ploughback, 1900s– plowback (chiefly U.S.).

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to plough back at plough v. Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to plough back at plough v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier ploughing-back n.

Business and Economics.

Investment of income or profit in the enterprise which produces it; the capital so invested.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > investment > money invested

stocka1763

investment1785

lock-up1866

smart money1893

ploughback1939

switch dollar1964

1939 Econometrica 7 340 Corporate ‘plowback’ is more likely to be poorly invested than are borrowed funds because there is no investigation of such reinvestment by banks or investors.

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Mar. 19/2 After payment of..taxes and..dividends, the company showed a plow-back of $64.90 a share.

1966 Economist 26 Mar. 1264/2 Borax would have to justify itself by giving an assurance on the future flow of dollar dividends from the American ploughback.

1970 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 14 Some new Government, if well advised, will be in a position to let the private sector have more of its head in..plough-backs, investment and profits.

1998 W. W. Rostow Great Population Spike iii. 48 The bulk of business investment that takes place is a consequence of the plowback of profits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ploughback
释义	ploughbackplowbackn. Brit. /ˈplaʊbak/, U.S. /ˈplaʊˌbæk/ Forms: 1900s– ploughback, 1900s– plowback (chiefly U.S.). Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to plough back at plough v. Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to plough back at plough v. Phrasal verbs. Compare earlier ploughing-back n. Business and Economics. Investment of income or profit in the enterprise which produces it; the capital so invested. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > investment > money invested stocka1763 investment1785 lock-up1866 smart money1893 ploughback1939 switch dollar1964 1939 Econometrica 7 340 Corporate ‘plowback’ is more likely to be poorly invested than are borrowed funds because there is no investigation of such reinvestment by banks or investors. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Mar. 19/2 After payment of..taxes and..dividends, the company showed a plow-back of $64.90 a share. 1966 Economist 26 Mar. 1264/2 Borax would have to justify itself by giving an assurance on the future flow of dollar dividends from the American ploughback. 1970 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 14 Some new Government, if well advised, will be in a position to let the private sector have more of its head in..plough-backs, investment and profits. 1998 W. W. Rostow Great Population Spike iii. 48 The bulk of business investment that takes place is a consequence of the plowback of profits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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