plough back in
phrasal verbplough something back (in/into something) | plough something back in
- to turn over growing crops, grass, etc. with a plough and mix them into the soil to improve its qualityTopics Farmingc2
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- to put money made as profit back into a business in order to improve it
- The money was all ploughed back into the company.