plows back
Recycles into source
To plow back is to reinvest profits into a business rather than distributing them: The company plowed back its earnings into research and development.
The metaphor comes from agriculture—turning crop residue back into the soil to enrich it for future growth.
The phrase appears most often in financial contexts.
- reinvestmentReturning gains to capital
- profit marginsPercentage kept from sales
- retained earningsProfits kept by company
- environmental restorationRepairing degraded natural systems
- land managementAdministering territory and resources
capital allocation · seed money · composting · tilling · turning soil · crop rotation · organic farming · business expansion · resource conservation · self-improvement · cash flow management · nest egg · rainy day fund · knowledge sharing · community building · personal growth · furrow · breaking ground
plows backpays out
Distributes money owed
distributes · extracts · cashes out · disburses · takes out
plows backdistributes
Apportions to multiple parties
disperses · externalizes · diverts · scatters · dissipates
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