often attributive
1
obsolete
: a sum or due fixed in amount and payable at fixed intervals
2
: a letting out of revenues or taxes for a fixed sum to one authorized to collect and retain them
3
: a district or division of a country leased out for the collection of government revenues
4
: a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes
5
a
: a plot of land devoted to the raising of animals and especially domestic livestock
b
: a tract of water reserved for the artificial cultivation of some aquatic life form
a fish farm
6
: a minor-league team (as in baseball) associated with a major-league team as a subsidiary
7
: an area containing a number of similar structures or objects (such as radio antennas or storage tanks)
farmed; farming; farms
1
obsolete
: rent
2
: to collect and take the fees or profits of (an occupation or business) on payment of a fixed sum
3
: to give up (something, such as an estate or a business) to another on condition of receiving in return a fixed sum
4
a
: to devote to agriculture
b
: to manage and cultivate as a farm
c
: to grow or cultivate in quantity
farm trees for fuel
farm salmon
: to engage in raising crops or animals
Synonyms
Examples of farm in a Sentence
Noun
She grew up on a dairy farm.
Running a farm is hard work.
Verb
My uncle has been farming this land for 60 years.
My uncle has been farming on this land for 60 years.
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Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
The National Park Service has said that if agricultural operators lose their leases there, all people living on those farms and ranches would have to leave.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Some suggested farming the driving assignments out to others and keeping a cut of the profits.
—Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In real life, the total number of farms and ranches in Montana is down 10.3 percent from 2017, according to U.S. Census Data from 2022.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
The National Park Service has said that if agricultural operators lose their leases there, all people living on those farms and ranches would have to leave.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
Instead, certain wild species were sometimes sold as others, and in a handful of cases wild fish was labeled as farmed.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Some suggested farming the driving assignments out to others and keeping a cut of the profits.
—Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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farm
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a piece of land used for growing crops or raising livestock
b
: a body of water used for the cultivation of aquatic animals
an oyster farm
2
: a minor-league baseball team
farm
2 of 2 verb1
: to turn over to another usually for an agreed payment
—usually used with out
farm out the electrical work
2
a
: to devote to agriculture
farm 60 acres
b
: to engage in raising crops or animals
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