cash crop
noun
: a readily salable crop (such as cotton or tobacco) produced or gathered primarily for market
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Take, for instance, the country’s main cash crop, tobacco.
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Ish Mafundikwa, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
In colonial and post-colonial regimes, they were forced to plant cash crops and were heavily taxed.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
It’s known as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World, a reference to the area’s biggest cash crop.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Image The Philipps are part of a resurgence of interest in growing saffron among American small farmers in search of a cash crop, and among cooks and backyard gardeners seeking the thrill of growing the spice.
—Jane Black, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ish Mafundikwa, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
In colonial and post-colonial regimes, they were forced to plant cash crops and were heavily taxed.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
It’s known as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World, a reference to the area’s biggest cash crop.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Image The Philipps are part of a resurgence of interest in growing saffron among American small farmers in search of a cash crop, and among cooks and backyard gardeners seeking the thrill of growing the spice.
—Jane Black, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cash crop
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“Cash crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20crop. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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