| 单词 | seed corn |
| 释义 | seed cornuncountable noun Seed corn is money that businesses spend at the beginning of a project in the hope that it will eventually produce profits. [mainly British, business] The scheme offers seed corn finance with loans at only 4% interest. seed corn in British Englishnoun 1. the good quality ears or kernels of corn that are used as seed 2. a. assets or investments that are expected to provide profits in the future b. (as modifier) seed-corn finance the original concept of seed-corn money for small businesses the seed-corn businesses of the future seed-corn in British English (siːd kɔːn) modifier finance of or relating to assets or investments that are expected to provide profits in thefuture The scheme offers seed-corn finance with loans at only 4% interest. the original concept of seed-corn money for small businesses the seed-corn businesses of the future seed corn in American English corn set aside for planting a new crop seed cornresources or people that will produce benefits in the future rather than immediately I regard the teachers as the people who are planting the seed corn for the futureand therefore I regard their work as crucially important. |
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