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- [kar-ee bak]
- /ˈkær i bæk/
- /ˈkæri bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-ee bak]
- /ˈkær i bæk/
Definitions of carry back words
- verb carry back to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden 3
- noun carry back an amount carried back 3
- verb carry back If you carry back a loss or credit, you apply it to a previous tax year. 3
- verb with object carry back to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. 1
- verb with object carry back to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
- verb with object carry back to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
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Origin of carry back
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English carien < Anglo-French carier < Late Latin carricāre, apparently variant of *carrūcāre, derivative of Latin carrūca traveling carriage < Celtic; see car1
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Parts of speech for Carry back
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carry back popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carry back
verb carry back
- restore — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- replace — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- refund — to fund anew.
Antonyms for carry back
verb carry back
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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