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 squad
Examples of 'plowback' in a sentence
plowback
For larger plowback ratios, the optimal debt level choice can change.
Robert M. Hull 2018, 'Capital Structure Model (CSM): correction, constraints, and applications', Investment Management & Financial Innovationshttps://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/10094/imfi_2018_01_Hull.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)