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sharecropping

share·crop
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Transcription

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

Definition of sharecropping word

  • noun sharecropping the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper 0
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Origin of sharecropping

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 Sharecropping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sharecropping 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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