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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Araceli Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
The Chinese government responded with a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on coal, natural gas, farm machinery and other products from the United States.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
People in Hardwick had been farming and feeding their neighbors for generations, without fanfare or venture capital.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Pepe and others figured out that La Migra raided the fields toward the end of the harvest season, and the farm owners were in on it.
—Araceli Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
The Chinese government responded with a series of retaliatory steps, including additional tariffs on coal, natural gas, farm machinery and other products from the United States.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
In the lead-up to the weekend hunt, Niantic held an event, where players could farm some key monsters.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
People in Hardwick had been farming and feeding their neighbors for generations, without fanfare or venture capital.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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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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