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Meaning of 'farm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Farm [ a. & n.]
- The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.
- The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a leasehold.
- The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation.
- Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner.
- A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government.
- A lease of the imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk farm.
2 . Farm [ v. i.]
- To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer.
3 . Farm [ v. t.]
- To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.
- To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes.
- To take at a certain rent or rate.
- To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm.

Meaning of 'farm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . farm [ n]
Meaning (1):
- workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
Example in sentence:
  • it takes several people to work the farm
2 . farm [ v]
Meaning (2):
- be a farmer; work as a farmer
Example in sentence:
  • My son is farming in California
Meaning (3):
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Example in sentence:
  • The Bordeaux region produces great red wines;
  • They produce good ham in Parma;
  • We grow wheat here;
  • We raise hogs here

Nearby Words:

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