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soil bank

noun

  1. a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.

soil bank

noun

  1. (in the US) a federal programme by which farmers are paid to divert land to soil-enriching crops
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • soil-bank adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of soil bank1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

It was to be a kind of soil bank, though without the subsidy.

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