checkoff funds
n.— «Under the current system, producers pay what are commonly known as “checkoff” funds based on the number of crawfish sacks used, the amount of crawfish bait they buy or the tons of catfish feed they purchase.» —“Catfish, crawfish producers to vote on Louisiana checkoff funding” Delta Farm Press Oct. 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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