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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026farm /fɑrm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
- Agriculturea tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often live animals are raised.
- Agricultureland or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.
v. - to cultivate land or soil to grow things: [no object]The peasants have been farming on this land for many generations.[~ + object]peasants farming the land.
- farm out, [~ + out + object]
- to assign or send out (work) to another, esp. to a smaller business:The company would farm out its smaller projects to reduce the time its own employees spent on minor work.
farm•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026farm•ing
(fär′ming),USA pronunciation n.
- Agriculturethe business of operating a farm.
- the practice of letting or leasing taxes, revenue, etc., for collection.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026farm
(färm),USA pronunciation n.
- Agriculturea tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Agricultureland or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.:a pig farm;an oyster farm;a tree farm.
- a similar, usually commercial, site where a product is manufactured or cultivated:a cheese farm; a honey farm.
- the system, method, or act of collecting revenue by leasing a territory in districts.
- a country or district leased for the collection of revenue.
- a fixed yearly amount accepted from a person in view of local or district taxes that he or she is authorized to collect.
- a tract of land on which an industrial function is carried out, as the drilling or storage of oil or the generation of electricity by solar power.
- World History[Eng. Hist.]
- the rent or income from leased property.
- the condition of being leased at a fixed rent;
possession under lease;
a lease.
- SportAlso called farm team, farm′ club′. [Chiefly Baseball.]a team in a minor league that is owned by or affiliated with a major-league team, for training or keeping players until ready or needed.
- [Obs.]a fixed yearly amount payable in the form of rent, taxes, or the like.
- buy the farm, [Slang.]to die or be killed.
v.t. - to cultivate (land).
- to take the proceeds or profits of (a tax, undertaking, etc.) on paying a fixed sum.
- to let or lease (taxes, revenues, an enterprise, etc.) to another for a fixed sum or a percentage (often fol. by out).
- to let or lease the labor or services of (a person) for hire.
- to contract for the maintenance of (a person, institution, etc.):a county that farms its poor.
v.i. - Agricultureto cultivate the soil;
operate a farm.
- farm out:
- to assign (work, privileges, or the like) to another by financial agreement;
subcontract;
lease:The busy shipyard farmed out two construction jobs to a smaller yard.
- to assign the care of (a child or dependent person) to another:She farms her elderly aunt out to a retired nurse during the workweek.
- Sport[Chiefly Baseball.]to assign (a player) to a farm.
- to exhaust (farmland) by overcropping.
- to drill (oil or gas wells), esp. by subcontract on land owned or leased by another.
- Vulgar Latin *ferma, derivative of *fermāre, for Latin firmāre to make firm, confirm. See firm1
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English ferme lease, rented land, rent 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
farming /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/ n - the business, art, or skill of agriculture
- (as modifier): farming methods
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
farm /fɑːm/ n - a tract of land, usually with house and buildings, cultivated as a unit or used to rear livestock
- (as modifier): farm produce
- (in combination): farmland
- a unit of land or water devoted to the growing or rearing of some particular type of vegetable, fruit, animal, or fish: a fish farm
- an installation for storage
vb - (transitive)
- to cultivate (land)
- to rear (stock, etc) on a farm
- (intransitive) to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life
- (transitive) to look after a child for a fixed sum
- to collect the moneys due and retain the profits from (a tax district, business, etc) for a specified period on payment of a sum or sums
- to operate (a franchise) under similar conditions
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ferme rented land, ultimately from Latin firmāre to settleˈfarmable adj
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