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PRONUNCIATION OF PLOWBACK

plowback  [ˈplaʊˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLOWBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plowback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLOWBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plowback in the English dictionary

The definition of plowback in the dictionary is reinvestment of profits.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLOWBACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
blowback
ˈbləʊˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
payback
ˈpeɪˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
quarterback
ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk
slowback
ˈsləʊˌbæk
sowback
ˈsaʊˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk
yellowback
ˈjɛləʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLOWBACK

ploughwright
plouk
ploukie
plouky
plouter
Plovdiv
plover
plovery
plow
plowable
plowboy
plower
plowhead
plowland
plowmanship
plowmen
Plowright
plowshare
plowstaff
plowter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLOWBACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
clawback
drawback
fallback
get back
go back
hardback
hold back
laid-back
look back
lower back
pat on the back
positive feedback
sit back
skewback
splashback
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of plowback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plowback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLOWBACK

Find out the translation of plowback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plowback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plowback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

plowback
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plowback
570 millions of speakers

English

plowback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plowback
380 millions of speakers
ar

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plowback
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

plowback
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plowback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plowback
260 millions of speakers

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plowback
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plowback
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plowback
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plowback
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plowback
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plowback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plowback
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plowback
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मळमळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plowback
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Plowback
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plowback
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

plowback
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plowback
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plowback
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plowback
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plowback
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plowback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plowback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOWBACK»

The term «plowback» is used very little and occupies the 183.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOWBACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plowback

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOWBACK»

Discover the use of plowback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plowback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Microeconomics: Principles and Policy
The final major source of funds for corporations, in addition to loans and the issue of stocks and bonds, is plowback, or retained earnings. For example, if a company earns $30 million after taxes and decides to pay only $10 million in dividends ...
William Baumol, Alan Blinder, 2011
2
Economics: Principles and Policy
The final major source of funds for corporations, in addition to loans and the issue of stocks and bonds, is plowback, or retained earnings. For example, if a company earns $30 million after taxes and decides to pay only $10 million in dividends ...
William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, 2012
3
Financing Social Protection
The higher the plowback rate, the higher the growth rate, but not necessarily a higher P/E ratio. A higher plowback rate increases P/E only if investments made by the corporation offer an expected rate of return higher than that offered by the  ...
Michael Cichon, 2004
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Economics: Principles and Policy
The final major source of funds for corporations, in addition to loans and the issue of stocks and bonds, is plowback, or retained earnings. For example, if a company earns $30 million after taxes and decides to pay only $10 million in dividends ...
William Baumol, Alan Blinder, 2011
5
Microeconomics: Principles and Policy, Update 2010 Edition
Plowback (or retained earnings) is the portion of a corporation's profits that management decides to keep and reinvest in the firm's operations rather than paying out as dividends to stockholders. This example is not entirely hypothetical. Until a ...
William Baumol, Alan Blinder, 2010
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Essentials of Investments 9th Edition:
Effect of ROE and plowback on growth and the P/E ratio TABLE 13.3 Plowback Ratio (b) 0 .25 .50 .75 A. Growth rate, g ROE 10% 0% 2.5% 5.0% 7.5% 12 0 3.0 6.0 9.0 14 0 3.5 7.0 10.5 B. P/E ratio ROE 10% 8.33 7.89 7.14 5.56 12 8.33 8.33 ...
Zvi Bodie , Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus, 2012
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Wealth Forever: The Analytics of Stock Markets
Exhibit 4.26, in which we summarize the payout and plowback ratios for the S&P 500 index. Suppose that, we denote a firm's earnings per share by £, and its dividends by D. Then, payout ratio = plowback ratio = and dividend paid (D) total  ...
Sarkis J. Khoury, 2003
8
Corporate Merger
As a consequence, the internal rate of return on an investment that is financed with shares will always tend to be less than the internal rate of return if the same investment is financed by plowback.42 [This is not to say that B can make an ...
William W. Alberts, Joel E. Segall, 2003
9
Portfolios and Investments: Third Edition
Figure 12.3 shows the present value of a share as a function of the plowback rate and the return on equity, if we assume the required rate of return k to be 10 per cent. While the return on equity is mainly given by the company's technology and  ...
Michael Frömmel, 2013
10
Business Essentials for Utility Engineers
tently reinvested its profits into profitable growth opportunities. It chose to reinvest , or plowback, earnings so that even more dividends could be distributed in the future. Consider a utility that generates $115 million in free cash flow over the ...
Richard E. Brown, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLOWBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plowback is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Origin Energy could use big solar to sink coal generators
But if the retailers don't move, the plowback from consumers could be significant. “They are gambling against losing reputational damage, and ... «RenewEconomy, Jul 15»
2
Citigroup Buyback Could Mean Huge Capital Returns (C)
When a company is making money they can either plowback the money into the company for projects which have the largest return on ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»
3
The Agilent Buyback And What It Means For The Stock Price (A)
When a company is making money they can either plowback the money into the company for projects which have the largest return on ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»
4
Justified P/E Ratio: Why It's My Go-To Valuation Tool
Plowback: The amount of earnings that aren't paid out as dividends. The more a company retains, the more growth can be sustained and ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»
5
Study: 2014 Production, Spending Rise As Industry Awaits …
Today's market conditions could also impact future plowback percentages, which fell to 129% last year. “Oil and gas companies are putting ... «Oil and Gas Investor, Jun 15»
6
MAGKANO TALAGA? | Recto seeks audit of P100-B coco levy amid …
The high court's partial entry of judgment last week paves the way for its eventual plowback to farmers. But, Recto noted, "for government to ... «InterAksyon, Dec 14»
7
A Bit of Déjà Vu from Equity Markets and Commodities
... we believe spending would be at risk of declining 5-11% YoY next year if WTI averages $80/Bbl, based on historical capex plowback ratios. «Oil & Gas 360, Oct 14»
8
SA platinum sector is dead, long live the new platinum sector
... still debating the issue of how these companies (who have amassed riches and wealth over the years) need to plowback to the communities. «Mineweb, Mar 14»
9
Gokongwei's JG Summit receives highest rating from debt watcher …
Equity growth will come from the plowback of earnings into operations,” the debt watcher added. JG Summit's strategic focus is on establishing ... «GMA News, Jan 14»
10
RBC Capital Markets Examines European Consumer Staples
... companies' returns, and shareholders may demand a return of capital instead of a blind plowback into operations generating sub-par returns. «ValueWalk, Sep 13»

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