The first harvest or earliest produce of a season; metaphorically, the first gains, profits, or results from any enterprise.
Compound of 'first' + 'fruits' (Latin fructus). In biblical contexts, firstfruits referred to ceremonial offerings; evolved to mean initial returns on investment.
In biblical law, firstfruits were sacred gifts to God—the practice shows how ancient societies acknowledged that early yields were spiritually significant, not just economically valuable.
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