cash crop
noun
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.
Origin of cash crop
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby cash crop
cash audit,
cash bar,
cash basis,
cash card,
cash cow,
cash crop,
cash customer,
cash desk,
cash discount,
cash dispenser,
cash flow
British Dictionary definitions for cash crop
cash crop
noun
a crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence