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farm out
farm F0038500 (färm)n.1. A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production.2. a. A tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals.b. An area of water devoted to the raising, breeding, or production of a specific aquatic animal: a trout farm; an oyster farm.3. a. A facility for the generation of energy by converting it from a particular source, usually by means of multiple electric generators: a wind farm.b. A place where a group of similar devices or storage containers are set up: a tank farm; a server farm.4. Baseball A minor-league club affiliated with a major-league club for the training of recruits and the maintenance of temporarily unneeded players.5. Obsolete a. The system of leasing out the rights of collecting and retaining taxes in a certain district.b. A district so leased.v. farmed, farm·ing, farms v.tr.1. To cultivate or produce a crop on (land).2. To cultivate, breed, or raise (plants or animals).3. To pay a fixed sum in order to have the right to collect and retain profits from (a business, for example).4. To turn over (a business, for example) to another in return for the payment of a fixed sum.v.intr. To engage in farming.Phrasal Verb: farm out1. To send (work, for example) from a central point to be done elsewhere.2. Baseball To assign (a player) to a minor-league team.
[Middle English, lease, leased property, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, fixed payment, from Latin firmāre, to establish, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]farm out vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Commerce) to send (work) to be done by another person, firm, etc; subcontract2. to put (a child, etc) into the care of a private individual; foster3. (Commerce) to lease to another for a rent or fee the right to operate (a business for profit, land, etc) or the right to collect (taxes)Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | farm out - arranged for contracted work to be done by otherssubcontract, jobhire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" | | 2. | farm out - grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"hire out, rent outloan, lend - give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
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farm out1. To cause land to become infertile from excessive farming. A noun or pronoun can be used between "farm" and "out." If we plant crops here again this season, we run the risk of farming out the field.2. To assign work to someone or something outside of the person or company of origin. A noun or pronoun can be used between "farm" and "out." We decided to farm this filing project out to another company because we didn't have any employees to spare for it.3. To place one's child in someone else's care. A noun or pronoun can be used between "farm" and "out." Since our anniversary is this weekend, do you think we can farm the kids out to your parents?4. To have an employee do work for someone else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "farm" and "out." I can't farm out my assistant, I'd be lost without her!5. In baseball, to send a major league player to a minor league team (i.e. a "farm team"). A noun or pronoun can be used between "farm" and "out." I know I haven't had a great season so far, but I never expected management to farm me out.See also: farm, outfarm someone out 1. [for someone in control] to send someone to work for someone else. I have farmed my electrician out for a week, so your work will have to wait. We farmed out the office staff. 2. to send a child away to be cared for by someone; to send a child to boarding school. We farmed the kids out to my sister for the summer. We farmed out the kids.See also: farm, outfarm something out 1. to deplete the fertility of land by farming too intensely. They farmed their land out through careless land management. They farmed out their land. 2. to send work to someone to be done away from one's normal place of business; to subcontract work. We farmed the assembly work out. We always farm out the actual final assembly of the finished units.See also: farm, outfarm outAssign something to an outsider; subcontract something. For example, The contractor was so busy he had to farm out two jobs to a colleague, or When their mother was hospitalized, the children had to be farmed out to the nearest relatives . This term originally referred to letting or leasing land. Today it usually refers to subcontracting work or the care of a dependent to another. In baseball it means "to assign a player to a lesser ( farm) league," as opposed to a big league. [Mid-1600s] See also: farm, outfarm outv.1. To distribute or delegate something, especially a task or responsibility: The camp counselor farmed out the cleaning tasks to the campers. We farmed the chores out to the kids.2. Baseball To demote a major-league player to a minor-league team: The coach decided to farm the catcher out until he improved. The struggling pitcher was farmed out yesterday.See also: farm, outfarm out, toTo assign to an outsider, to subcontract. This term, which originated in the mid-1600s, at that time meant to lease land. Its current meaning dates from the 1900s. It is gradually being replaced by outsource, with the same meaning. Thus, “The publisher can’t afford an in-house copy editor so it farms out that work to freelancers” or “When you phone your Internet provider you often get someone from India or Bangladesh; they outsource all their calls.”See also: farmEncyclopediaSeefarmfarm out
Synonyms for farm outverb arranged for contracted work to be done by othersSynonymsRelated Wordsverb grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a feeSynonymsRelated Words |