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sharecrop

share·crop
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shair-krop]
    • /ˈʃɛərˌkrɒp/
    • /ʃˈeəkrɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shair-krop]
    • /ˈʃɛərˌkrɒp/

Definitions of sharecrop word

  • verb sharecrop to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper 0
  • intransitive verb sharecrop to work (land) for a share of the crop, esp. as a tenant farmer 0

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Origin of sharecrop

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70, Americanism; back formation from sharecropper

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Parts of speech for Sharecrop

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sharecrop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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