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Definition of cash crop noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cash crop

noun
 
/ˈkæʃ krɒp/
 
/ˈkæʃ krɑːp/
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  1. a crop grown for selling, rather than for use by the person who grows it
    • Most farmers now produce cash crops such as coffee for the export market.
    • the replacement of traditional crops with cash crops for export
    compare subsistenceTopics Farmingc1
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