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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ˈcash ˌcrop, n. [countable]

a crop intended to be sold:such cash crops as tobacco.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cash′ crop′,

any crop that is considered easily marketable, as wheat or cotton.
a crop for direct sale in a market, as distinguished from a crop for use as livestock feed or for other purposes.

1865–70, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cash crop n

a crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence

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