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farm
[ fahrm ]
noun
- a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.:
a pig farm;
an oyster farm;
a tree farm.
- a site, usually commercial, 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 payment of money or goods, accepted in lieu of taxes owed.
- a tract of land on which an industrial function is carried out, such as the drilling or storage of oil or the generation of electricity by solar power.
- Informal: Often Disparaging and Offensive. a place or business that serves a specified type of client or customer:
Sending people to so-called fat farms rarely increases their health.
Gone are the days when inpatient mental health care was commonly referred to as the “funny farm.â€
- a business or place that turns out specified products or services in the manner of a factory; a mill:
an online content farm.
- English History.
- the rent or income from leased property.
- the condition of being leased at a fixed rent; possession under lease; a lease.
- Also called farm team,. 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.
- Obsolete. a fixed yearly amount payable in the form of rent, taxes, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- to cultivate (land).
- to raise (animals, fish, plants, etc.) on land or in water.
- 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 followed 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.):
The county farms its poor.
- (in a video game) to collect (valuable items) for a character’s use or to sell in the game’s virtual economy by repeatedly performing a task for a reward or killing an enemy for a dropped item:
I farm crafting supplies just to sell them at the auction house.
verb (used without object)
- to cultivate the soil; operate a farm.
verb phrase
- 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.
- Chiefly Baseball. to assign (a player) to a farm.
- to exhaust (farmland) by overcropping.
- to drill (oil or gas wells), especially by subcontract on land owned or leased by another.
farm
/ ´Úɑ˳¾ /
noun
- 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
- a district of which one or more taxes are leased
- history
- a fixed sum paid by an individual or group for the right of collecting and retaining taxes, rents, etc
- a fixed sum paid regularly by a town, county, etc, in lieu of taxes
- the leasing of a source of revenue to an individual or group
- a fixed tax, rent, etc, paid regularly
verb
- tr
- to cultivate (land)
- to rear (stock, etc) on a farm
- intr to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life
- tr 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ´Ú²¹°ù³¾²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ú²¹°ù³¾Â·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³¾¾±²Ô·¾±Â·´Ú²¹°ù³¾ noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú²¹°ù³¾ adjective
- ±è°ù´Ç·´Ú²¹°ù³¾ adjective
- ²õ³Ü·±è±ð°ù·´Ú²¹°ù³¾ noun
- un·´Ú²¹°ù³¾Â·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ú²¹°ù³¾±ð»å adjective
- well-farmed adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of farm1
Idioms and Phrases
- buy the farm, Slang. to die or be killed.
More idioms and phrases containing farm
In addition to the idiom beginning with farm , also see buy it (the farm) .Example Sentences
Selling off farm equipment isn’t enough; it’s also difficult to keep a new job at another family’s dairy when the boss’ sons are your after-hours enemies, quick to fight at the slightest provocation.
Some of it, like the famous Ballerina Farm, also targets married adult women, offering an idyllic fantasy of farm life far removed from the stressors of most women's daily existence.
Two days into his campaign, Carney posted a video encouraging his countrymen to "buy Canadian wherever you can" as he examined locally-made maple syrup, potatoes and jam during a visit to a farm market.
“Secretary Rollins and the Trump-Musk administration have already left schools and family farms scrambling after cutting the Local Food for Schools grant programs,†said Liz Sanders, the state Department of Education’s director of communications.
A Kent farm shop has turned to technology to sell local produce out of hours.
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More About Farm
What is a farm?
A farm is a plot of land that is used to grow crops and raise livestock, as in On our farm, we raise sheep and sell their wool.
The word farm is also used as a verb to mean to work land to grow crops or to raise animals.
Farms can be found in nearly every country with land suitable for growing things or feeding animals. A farm usually includes a house where the owner, their family, and their workers live and other buildings, such as a barn to house animals and a silo to store feed or harvested crops.
In this same sense, farm means to cultivate the land of a farm or to raise animals on a farm, as in He farms chickens and cows for a living.
Often, another word is used with farm to note what kind of crops or animals are found at a given farm. For example, a chicken farm would focus on raising chickens, while a potato farm would be dedicated to growing potatoes.
A farm may also be an area of water used to raise fish, aquatic plants, or aquatic animals. For example, you could own a salmon farm where you raise salmon in tanks or enclosed ponds to be sold as food.
Example: My grandfather owns a dairy farm where he raises cows and sells milk.
Where does farm come from?
The first records of farm come from around 1250. It ultimately comes from the Latin ´Ú¾±°ù³¾Äå°ù±ð, meaning “to settle.â€
Farm is also often used metaphorically to refer to a business or outlet that produces a large quantity of something very quickly. For example, a puppy farm is a business that quickly breeds dogs, usually without concern for animal health. A content farm is a website that publishes a large amount of content meant to earn lots of money through advertising with content that satisfies search engine algorithms but not necessarily human readers. And a server farm is a large collection of computer servers that a company uses for its own needs or rents out to others for their computing needs.
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What are some other forms related to farm?
- farmer (noun)
- farming (noun, present tense verb)
- farmable (adjective)
- minifarm (noun)
- superfarm (noun)
- unfarmable (adjective)
- unfarmed (adjective)
What are some synonyms for farm?
What are some words that share a root or word element with farm?
What are some words that often get used in discussing farm?
How is farm used in real life?
Farm is a very common word that most often refers to a place where crops are grown and animals are raised.
Can we all delete social media together and go live on a farm
— Leeor Alexandra (@leeoralexandra)
My supper is homemade beef sticks, chunk cheese and a glass of milk.
Can you tell I grew up on a dairy farm? ðŸ„ðŸ®ðŸ§€ðŸ¥›â€” Jordan Schroeer (@Jordan_VNL)
I've long wondered who clicks those content farm links at the bottom of a story, the ones with headlines like 'You won't believe what these actors look like now!' I now have an answer: my dad
— Craig Meyer (@CraigMeyerPG)
Try using farm!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for farm?
A. homestead
B. yard
C. ranch
D. plantation
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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