cash crop

noun

: a readily salable crop (such as cotton or tobacco) produced or gathered primarily for market

Examples of cash crop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cover crops are plants grown to protect the soil and improve soil conditions, typically during periods where the soil would otherwise be bare, such as between cash crop growing seasons. — Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

Other farmers, Hoekema said, are already considering moving on from water-intensive cash crops like potatoes, sugar beets and soybeans in favor of alfalfa or wheat. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026

It’s applied to many key cash crops, such as corn and soybeans, and has been defended by agricultural trade organizations. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2026

Farmers are forced into buying this seed for their crops to meet international harvest standards of cash crops like cotton, coffee, and tobacco for the export market. — Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cash crop

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