1. cut or gather (a crop or harvest): "large numbers of men were employed to reap the harvest"
▪ harvest the crop from (a piece of land): "farmers agreed to continue reaping the land by traditional means"Similarharvestgarnergather inbring intake incutcrop
▪ receive (a reward or benefit) as a consequence of one's own or other people's actions:"the company is poised to reap the benefits of this investment"Similarreceiveobtaingetacquiresecurebring inrealizederiveprocure
Word OriginOld Englishripan, reopan, of unknown origin.
