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
Cynan Jones, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Engelhart sold the Sow a Heart farm in Fillmore, California, in December.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
On farms, that scenario wouldn’t be a stretch, since cows and pigs often coexist there.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
The bill went into effect last year, with a number of farms across the state participating.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
The farm is owned by young Sonia (Pill), who works it, very happily, with her middle-aged uncle, Vanya (Carell).
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can either make or break the water supplies of thirsty California cities and farms.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In April 2022, a Colorado farm worker who culled poultry suspected of being infected with the H5N1 flu virus reported feeling fatigue for several days.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
The lake most recently reappeared in 2023 after intense winter downpours that flooded farms and roads.
—Amy Taxin, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
Not all agriculturalists are interested in selling their water—but the option may be increasingly appealing as the climate crisis and water shortages disrupt their ability to farm effectively.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Mitchell now leads the facility's commercial kitchen and is developing programming for those interested in food, and eventually, farming.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
The community was developed from land farmed by colonists in the 1600s and home to the Piscataway tribe of Native Americans for centuries before that, according to a history project overseen by College Park Mayor Fazlul Kabir, a former District 1 council member.
—Iris Vukmanovic, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
These scaly reptiles may be one of the most sustainable animals to farm on the planet, according to new research published last week in the journal Scientific Reports.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Other animals that are farmed for their meat take much longer to reproduce than pythons, research has shown.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
And with rising seas gnawing away at its southern edge and dams hemming the Mekong River upstream, farming in the fertile delta is getting harder.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
The Chasin’ Dreams Farm puffs are made with U.S.-grown and regeneratively farmed sorghum.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
Years back, on one of the local farms, a line had come down on a wet field full of cattle.
—Cynan Jones, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Engelhart sold the Sow a Heart farm in Fillmore, California, in December.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
On farms, that scenario wouldn’t be a stretch, since cows and pigs often coexist there.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
The bill went into effect last year, with a number of farms across the state participating.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
The farm is owned by young Sonia (Pill), who works it, very happily, with her middle-aged uncle, Vanya (Carell).
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
For years, scientists have said that atmospheric rivers can either make or break the water supplies of thirsty California cities and farms.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In April 2022, a Colorado farm worker who culled poultry suspected of being infected with the H5N1 flu virus reported feeling fatigue for several days.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
The lake most recently reappeared in 2023 after intense winter downpours that flooded farms and roads.
—Amy Taxin, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Verb
According to the Fur Free Alliance, more than 100 million animals continue to be farmed for fur on a broad level.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
Not all agriculturalists are interested in selling their water—but the option may be increasingly appealing as the climate crisis and water shortages disrupt their ability to farm effectively.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Mitchell now leads the facility's commercial kitchen and is developing programming for those interested in food, and eventually, farming.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
The community was developed from land farmed by colonists in the 1600s and home to the Piscataway tribe of Native Americans for centuries before that, according to a history project overseen by College Park Mayor Fazlul Kabir, a former District 1 council member.
—Iris Vukmanovic, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
These scaly reptiles may be one of the most sustainable animals to farm on the planet, according to new research published last week in the journal Scientific Reports.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Other animals that are farmed for their meat take much longer to reproduce than pythons, research has shown.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
And with rising seas gnawing away at its southern edge and dams hemming the Mekong River upstream, farming in the fertile delta is getting harder.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
The Chasin’ Dreams Farm puffs are made with U.S.-grown and regeneratively farmed sorghum.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 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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