ALL meanings of farm out
farm out
F f - transitivephrasal verb farm out place in another's care 1
- noun farm out a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 1
- noun farm out land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster farm; a tree farm. 1
- noun farm out a similar, usually commercial, site where a product is manufactured or cultivated: a cheese farm; a honey farm. 1
- noun farm out the system, method, or act of collecting revenue by leasing a territory in districts. 1
- noun farm out a country or district leased for the collection of revenue. 1
- noun farm out a fixed yearly amount accepted from a person in view of local or district taxes that he or she is authorized to collect. 1
- noun farm out 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. 1
- noun farm out English History. the rent or income from leased property. the condition of being leased at a fixed rent; possession under lease; a lease. 1
- noun farm out Also 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. 1
- noun farm out Obsolete. a fixed yearly amount payable in the form of rent, taxes, or the like. 1
- verb with object farm out to cultivate (land). 1
- verb with object farm out to raise (animals, fish, plants, etc.) on land or in water. 1
- verb with object farm out to take the proceeds or profits of (a tax, undertaking, etc.) on paying a fixed sum. 1
- verb with object farm out to let or lease (taxes, revenues, an enterprise, etc.) to another for a fixed sum or a percentage (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object farm out to let or lease the labor or services of (a person) for hire. 1
- verb with object farm out to contract for the maintenance of (a person, institution, etc.): a county that farms its poor. 1
- verb without object farm out to cultivate the soil; operate a farm. 1
- idioms farm out buy the farm, Slang. to die or be killed. 1
- phrasal verb farm out If you say that someone farms out work, especially work that you would normally expect them to do themselves, you mean that they give it to other people to do. 0
- verb farm out to send (work) to be done by another person, firm, etc; subcontract 0
- verb farm out to put (a child, etc) into the care of a private individual; foster 0
- verb farm out 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) 0
- noun farm out to rent (land, a business, etc.) in return for a fixed payment 0
- noun farm out to send (work) from a shop, office, etc. to workers on the outside 0
- noun farm out to let out the labor of (a convict, etc.) for a fixed amount 0
- noun farm out to destroy the fertility of (land), as by failing to rotate crops 0
- noun farm out to assign to a farm (sense 5) 0