1. a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers in order to be eaten or used in industry:
• The main crop in China is rice.
• the cotton crop
2. the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that is produced in a season:
• Wheat farmers have had a record crop this year.
ˈcash crop FARMING
a crop that a farmer grows to sell for money rather than to live on or use:
• large farms growing cash crops such as tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber
subˈsistence crop FARMING
a crop that is grown to be used by the farmer rather than to be sold:
• Every precious acre had to be devoted to subsistence crops such as hay, potatoes, turnips, and cabbage.
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crop UK US /krɒp/ noun [C] PRODUCTION
► a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially for food: »
The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.
»crop production.
»Genetically modified crops continue to be controversial.
► the total amount of a crop that is collected in one season: »
Last year there was a bumper crop of maize (= a very large one).
Financial and business terms. 2012.