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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Through livestock shows, local vendors and exhibits on agriculture, the Big E tries to be a bridge between urban and rural communities by educating visitors who may have never seen a farm about how agriculture impacts everyday life.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Take a step back in time to see what the pivotal decade was like in the Grand Canyon State, including the start of some beloved attractions and businesses, farming in metro Phoenix and the growth of the Valley.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Distilled entirely from barley harvested at a farm less than two miles from the distillery, 15.3 was aged in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Jerez.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Through livestock shows, local vendors and exhibits on agriculture, the Big E tries to be a bridge between urban and rural communities by educating visitors who may have never seen a farm about how agriculture impacts everyday life.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
Verb
Word cascaded down to tribal members, most of whom live along the canals, swam in them, used the water to farm on the edges, and gathered branches from surrounding willow trees to fashion cradleboards and roast marshmallows.
—Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Take a step back in time to see what the pivotal decade was like in the Grand Canyon State, including the start of some beloved attractions and businesses, farming in metro Phoenix and the growth of the Valley.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for farm
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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