Meanings
verbeat one's seed corn (third-person singular simple present eats one's seed corn, present participle eating one's seed corn, simple past ate one's seed corn, past participle eaten one's seed corn)
present singular third person eats one's seed corn · participle present eating one's seed corn · past ate one's seed corn · participle past eaten one's seed corn · alternative eat the seed corn
- idiomaticinformalTo consume what is meant for investment instead.
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eat one's seed corn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20one's%20seed%20corn
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