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soil bank
Word Origin
noun
1.
a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.
Origin of
soil bank
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1950-1955
First recorded in
1950-55
Related forms
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soil-bank,
adjective
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It was to be a kind of
soil bank
, though without the subsidy.
Give Me Liberty
Thomas J. Wertenbaker
British Dictionary definitions for
soil bank
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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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soil bank
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Word Value for
soil
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5
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Nearby words for soil bank
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