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Meaning of 'farm'
Meaning of 'farm' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Farm 
[ a. & n.]
- The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of
part of its products. [ a. & n.]- 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. [ v. i.]3. Farm [ v. t.]
- To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to
yield the use of to proceeds. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
- 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]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- be a farmer; work as a farmer
- 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
- 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
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