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cash crop

noun

: a crop (such as tobacco or cotton) that is grown to be sold rather than for use by the farmer

Full Definition of CASH CROP

:  a readily salable crop (as cotton or tobacco) produced or gathered primarily for market
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First Known Use of CASH CROP

1868

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