soil bank

/sɔɪl bæŋk/
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Other forms: soil banks

Definitions of soil bank
  1. noun
    land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land
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    type of:
    bank
    a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
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