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farm
(färm)n.
1. A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production.
2.
a. A tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals.
b. An area of water devoted to the raising, breeding, or production of a specific aquatic animal: a trout farm; an oyster farm.
3.
a. A facility for the generation of energy by converting it from a particular source, usually by means of multiple electric generators: a wind farm.
b. A place where a group of similar devices or storage containers are set up: a tank farm; a server farm.
4. Baseball A minor-league club affiliated with a major-league club for the training of recruits and the maintenance of temporarily unneeded players.
5. Obsolete
a. The system of leasing out the rights of collecting and retaining taxes in a certain district.
b. A district so leased.
v. farmed, farm·ing, farms
v.tr.
1. To cultivate or produce a crop on (land).
2. To cultivate, breed, or raise (plants or animals).
3. To pay a fixed sum in order to have the right to collect and retain profits from (a business, for example).
4. To turn over (a business, for example) to another in return for the payment of a fixed sum.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To engage in farming.
farm out
1. To send (work, for example) from a central point to be done elsewhere.
2. Baseball To assign (a player) to a minor-league team.
[Middle English, lease, leased property, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, fixed payment, from Latin firmāre, to establish, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]
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farm
(fɑːm)n
1. (Agriculture)
a. a tract of land, usually with house and buildings, cultivated as a unit or used to rear livestock
b. (as modifier): farm produce.
c. (in combination): farmland.
2. (Agriculture) a unit of land or water devoted to the growing or rearing of some particular type of vegetable, fruit, animal, or fish: a fish farm.
3. an installation for storage
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a district of which one or more taxes are leased
5. (Historical Terms) history
a. a fixed sum paid by an individual or group for the right of collecting and retaining taxes, rents, etc
b. a fixed sum paid regularly by a town, county, etc, in lieu of taxes
c. the leasing of a source of revenue to an individual or group
d. a fixed tax, rent, etc, paid regularly
vb
6. (Agriculture) (tr)
a. to cultivate (land)
b. to rear (stock, etc) on a farm
7. (Agriculture) (intr) to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life
8. (Commerce) (tr) to look after a child for a fixed sum
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. to collect the moneys due and retain the profits from (a tax district, business, etc) for a specified period on payment of a sum or sums
b. to operate (a franchise) under similar conditions
[C13: from Old French ferme rented land, ultimately from Latin firmāre to settle]
ˈfarmable adj
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farm
(fɑrm)n.
1. a tract of land, usu. with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
2. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster farm.
3. the system, method, or act of collecting revenue by leasing a territory in districts.
4. a country or district leased for the collection of revenue.
5. a fixed yearly amount accepted from a person in view of local or district taxes that he or she is authorized to collect.
6. Eng. Hist.
a. the rent or income from leased property.
b. the condition of being leased at a fixed rent; possession under lease; a lease.
7. Obs. a fixed yearly amount payable in the form of rent, taxes, or the like.
v.t. 8. to cultivate (land).
9. to take the proceeds or profits of (a tax, undertaking, etc.) on paying a fixed sum.
10. to let or lease (taxes, revenues, an enterprise, etc.) to another for a fixed sum or a percentage (often fol. by out).
11. to let or lease the labor or services of (a person) for hire.
12. to contract for the maintenance of (a person, institution, etc.): a county that farms its poor.
v.i. 13. to cultivate the soil; operate a farm.
14. farm out,
a. to assign or subcontract (work) to another, esp. to a smaller concern.
b. to assign the care of (a child) to another.
c. to assign (a baseball player) to a farm team.
d. to exhaust (farmland) by overcropping.
[1250–1300; Middle English ferme lease, rent < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin firmāre to make firm, confirm. See firm1]
farm`a•ble, adj.
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farm
- Comes from medieval Latin firma, "fixed annual payment or rent."See also related terms for rent.
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Farm
the body of “farmers” of public revenue, 1786, i.e., those who undertake the collection of taxes and revenues.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
farm
Past participle: farmed
Gerund: farming
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| Noun | 1. |  farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"chicken farm - farm where chickens are raised for sale croft - a small farm worked by a crofter dairy, dairy farm - a farm where dairy products are produced farmhouse - house for a farmer and family farmyard - an area adjacent to farm buildings grange - an outlying farm home-farm - a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spread - farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) sewage farm - a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage stud farm - a farm where horses are bred truck farm, truck garden - a farm where vegetables are grown for market |
| Verb | 1. |  farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" ranch - manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona" |
| 2. | farm - collect fees or profits | |
| 3. |  farm - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted cultivate - foster the growth of keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" |
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farm
noun
verb
farm something out contract out, hire out, subcontract, outsource They farmed out work to contractors.
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Translations
عِزْبَه، بَيت المُزارعمزرعةمَزْرَعَةمَزْرَعَهيُفَلِّح، يَزْرَع
farmastatekhospodařitobdělávatselský
gårdgård-landbrugdrive landbrugdyrke
farmtalu
maatilatilaviljellä
farma
farmépületekgazdálkodikmegművel
bóndabærbújörî; bÿli, búrækta; reka bú
農場
농장
vicusvilla
dirbti žemęfermafermerisnamassodyba
apstrādāt zemifermalauku mājassaimniecība
farmahospodárska usadlosť
kmetija
rodžetva
bondgårdfarmgårdjordbruk
ที่เพาะปลูกและเลี้ยงสัตว์
çiftlikçiftçilik yapmak
trang trại
farm
[fɑːm]A. N → granja f, chacra f (LAm); (= large) → hacienda f, finca f, estancia f (LAm), rancho m (Mex); [of mink, oysters etc] → criadero m; (= buildings) → alquería f, casa f de labranza, quinta f, ranchería f (Mex)
see also dairy
see also dairy
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farm
[ˈfɑːrm] n → ferme f pig farm, cattle farm, dairy farm, sheep farm, poultry farm, hill farm, organic farm, battery farm
modif [equipment, machinery, buildings] → de ferme; [product, produce] → de la ferme; [subsidy] → accordé(e) aux fermiers farm animal, farm shop
vt
[+ land] → cultiver
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
farm
n → Bauernhof m; (bigger) → Gutshof m; (in US, Australia, = health farm) → Farm f; (= fish farm) → Fischzucht f, → Teichwirtschaft f (form); (= mink farm etc) → (Pelztier)zuchtfarm f; pig/chicken farm → Schweine-/Hühnerfarm f; trout farm → Forellenzucht f
attr → landwirtschaftlich; farm labourer (Brit) or laborer (US) → Landarbeiter(in) m(f); farm animals → Tiere pl → auf dem Bauernhof
vi → Landwirtschaft betreiben; man has been farming for thousands of years → der Mensch (be)treibt schon seit Jahrtausenden Ackerbau und Viehzucht
farm
:farmhand
n → Landarbeiter(in) m(f)
farmhouse
n → Bauernhaus nt
farmhouse loaf
n (Brit) großes, in einer Kastenform gebackenes Weißbrot
farm
:farmland
n → Ackerland nt
farm prices
pl → Agrarpreise pl
farmyard
n → Hof m
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farm
(faːm) noun1. an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc. Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.
2. the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place. We visited the farm; (also adjective) a farm kitchen.
verb to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc. He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.
ˈfarmer noun the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc. How many farmworkers does that farmer employ?
ˈfarming noun the business of owning or running a farm. There is a lot of money involved in farming; (also adjective) farming communities.
ˈfarmhouse noun the house in which a farmer lives.
ˈfarmyard noun the open area surrounded by the farm buildings. There were several hens loose in the farmyard; (also adjective) farmyard animals.
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farm
→ مَزْرَعَة farma gård Bauernhof αγρόκτημα granja maatila ferme farma fattoria 農場 농장 boerderij gård farma exploração agrícola, fazenda ферма bondgård ที่เพาะปลูกและเลี้ยงสัตว์ çiftlik trang trại 农场Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009