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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024farm•out (färm′out′),USA pronunciation n. - Economicsan act or instance of farming out or leasing, as land for oil exploration.
- something farmed out.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase farm out
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024farm /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 © 2024farm (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:: farm out vb (tr, adverb)- to send (work) to be done by another person, firm, etc; subcontract
- to put (a child, etc) into the care of a private individual; foster
- 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)
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