farm

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.

To engage in farming.

Phrasal Verb:

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.

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[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

Imperative

farm

farm

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Thesaurus

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 farmplace, farm-place, farmstead - a farm together with its buildings 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 pig farm, piggery - a farm where pigs are raised or kept 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 sheeprun, sheepwalk - farm devoted to raising sheep stud farm - a farm where horses are bred truck farm, truck garden - a farm where vegetables are grown for market vinery, vineyard - a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
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 collect, take in - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" hire out, rent out, farm out - grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"
	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" produce, raise, grow farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock 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

1. smallholding, holding, ranch (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), farmstead, land, station (Austral. & N.Z.), acres, vineyard, plantation, croft (Scot.), grange, homestead, acreage We have a small farm.

verb

1. cultivate, work, plant, operate, till the soil, grow crops on, bring under cultivation, keep animals on, practise husbandry They had farmed the same land for generations.

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

BauernhofbebauenFarmGehöftHof

αγρόκτημα

granjacultivarfincaestanciahacienda

farmtalu

maatilatilaviljellä

fermedomaineéleverfondspropriété

farma

farmépületekgazdálkodikmegművel

bóndabærbújörî; bÿli, búrækta; reka bú

fattoriapodereranchagricoloallevare

農場

농장

vicusvilla

dirbti žemęfermafermerisnamassodyba

apstrādāt zemifermalauku mājassaimniecība

boerderijhof

gårdgårdsbrukbondegårddrive en gårddyrke jord

farma

fazendagranjasítioexploração agrícola

ферма

farmahospodárska usadlosť

kmetija

rodžetva

bondgårdfarmgårdjordbruk

ที่เพาะปลูกและเลี้ยงสัตว์

çiftlikçiftçilik yapmak

trang trại

农场农家房屋耕种

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

B. VT → cultivar, labrar
he farms 300 acres → cultiva 300 acres

C. VI (as profession) → ser granjero
he farms in Devon → tiene una granja en Devon

D. CPD → agrícola
farm labourer, farm laborer (US) N → jornalero/a m/f (del campo), obrero/a m/f agrícola
farm produce N → productos mpl agrícolas
farm tractor N → tractor m
farm worker N = farm labourer

farm out VT + ADV [+ work] → mandar hacer fuera (to sb a algn) (hum) [+ children] → dejar (on a or con)

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farm

[ˈfɑː^rm]

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

(= raise) [+ sheep, pigs, poultry] → élever; [+ salmon] → élever
see also farmed

vi → être fermier/ière

farm out

vt sep [+ work] → distribuerfarm animal n → animal m de ferme

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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

vt land → bebauen; livestock → halten; trout, mink etc → züchten

vi → Landwirtschaft betreiben; man has been farming for thousands of years → der Mensch (be)treibt schon seit Jahrtausenden Ackerbau und Viehzucht

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farm

:

farmhand

n → Landarbeiter(in) m(f)

farmhouse

n → Bauernhaus nt

farmhouse loaf

n (Brit) großes, in einer Kastenform gebackenes Weißbrot

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farm

:

farmland

n → Ackerland nt

farm prices

pl → Agrarpreise pl

farmstead

n → Bauernhof m, → Gehöft nt

farmyard

n → Hof m

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farm

[fɑːm]

1. n → fattoria, podere m
farm produce → prodotti mpl agricoli

2. vt → coltivare

3. vi (as profession) → fare l'agricoltore

farm out vt + adv (work) farm out (to sb) → dare in consegna (a qn); (children) to farm out (on) → affidare (a)

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farm

(faːm) noun

1. 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. plaas مَزْرَعَه стопанство fazenda farma, statek der Bauernhof landbrug αγρόκτημαgranja talund کشتزار maatila fermeחווה खेत farma, posjed farm, gazdaság perladangan bújörð; bÿli, bú fattoria 農場 농장 ūkis, ferma ferma; saimniecība ladang boerderijgård, gårdsbrukgospodarstwo فارم (كرونده او دكور نيوژويود روزلو ځاى)، كښت، كرونده، اريانه، ارين (كرونده quinta fermă ферма farma, majetok posestvo farma lantbruk, jordbruk, farm ที่เพาะปลูกและเลี้ยงสัตว์ çiftlik 農場 ферма کوئی قطعہ، اراضی مع تعمیرات trại; trang trại 农场

2. the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place. We visited the farm; (also adjective) a farm kitchen. plaas عِزْبَه، بَيت المُزارع ферма fazenda statek; selský der Bauernhof gård; gård- υποστατικό granja taluhooned مزرعه maatila fermeמשק इस तरह की जगहों में किसान का घर और इमारत seosko gospodarstvo, gazdinstvo farm(épületek) rumah perladangan bóndabær fattoria 農家 농장의 부속가옥 sodyba lauku mājas rumah peladang boerderijgårdsbygningerzagroda كرونده quinta fermă постройки на ферме statok kmetija farma bondgård, lantgård บ้านไร่; บ้านชาวนา; โรงนา çiftlik 農舍 ферма, селянське господарство زراعت کے احاطے میں کاشتکار کا گھر اور اس کا گھر nhà ở trong trang trại 农家房屋

verb

to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc. He farms (5,000 acres) in the south. boer, bewerk, bebou يُفَلِّح، يَزْرَع бработвам cultivar obdělávat, hospodařit bebauen dyrke; drive landbrug καλλιεργώcultivar viljelema کشت کردن viljellä cultiver לְעַבֵּד खेती करना obrađivati tlo (meg)művel; gazdálkodik berladang rækta; reka bú coltivare 耕作する 경작하다 dirbti žemę, ūkininkauti apstrādāt zemi berladang het boerenbedrijf uitoefenen drive en gård, dyrke jorduprawiać, hodować كښت cultivar a cultiva заниматься сельским хозяйством obrábať kmetovati uzgajati bruka, odla เพาะปลูก çiftçilik yapmak 耕種 займатися фермерством, сільським господарюванням کھیتی باڑی اور جانوروں کی پرورش کرنا cày cấy; trồng trọt 耕种

ˈfarmer noun

the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc. How many farmworkers does that farmer employ? boer, landbouer مُزارِع، فَلاّح، صاحِب مَزْرَعَه фермер agricultor farmář, sedlák der Landwirt landmand; bonde αγρότηςgranjero, agricultor farmer کشاورز maanviljelijä fermier, ière, cultivateur/-trice חקלאי कृषक farmer, poljodjelac farmer, gazda petani bóndi coltivatore; agricoltore; allevatore 農民 농부 ūkininkas, fermeris fermeris; lauksaimnieks peladang boerbonde, gårdbrukergospodarz دهقان،كرګر agricultor fermier, cul­tivator фермер sedliak, -čka kmet farmer bonde, lantbrukare, farmare ชาวนา çiftçi 農場主 фермер; орендар کاشتکار người nông dân; người chủ trại 农场主

ˈfarming noun

the business of owning or running a farm. There is a lot of money involved in farming; (also adjective) farming communities. landbou, boerdery فِلاحَه، أعمال الزِّراعَه земеделие agricultura zemědělství, hospodářství; zemědělský, hospodářský die Landwirtschaft, landwirtschaftlich det at drive landbrug; landbrugs- αγροκαλλιέργεια, γεωργία agricultura; ganadería talundus کشاورزی maatilan pito exploitation; ruralחקלאות खेती poljoprivreda, poljodjelstvo; poljoprivredni gazdálkodás pertanian búskapur coltivazione; agricoltura; allevamento rurale 農業 농업 žemdirbystė, ūkininkavimas zemkopība; lauksaimniecība; zemkopības-; lauksaimniecības- perladangan boerenbedrijfgårdsdrift, landbruk; jordbruks-, bygde-rolnictwo, hodowla بزګر، كرونده ګر، ښكاروز agricultura exploatare (agricolă); rural фермерство poľnohospodárstvo; poľnohospodársky kmetijstvo; kmetijski poljoprivreda lantbruk, jordbruk การทำกสิกรรม çiftçilik 農業 фермерство, сільське господарювання کاشتکاری nghề làm việc hoặc quản lý một trang trại 农业

ˈfarmhouse noun

the house in which a farmer lives. plaashuis, boerewoning بَيْت المُزارِع чифлик casa da fazenda statek, obytné stavení das Bauernhaus stuehus αγροικίαgranja talumaja خانه کشاورز maatalo ferme בֵּית מְגוּרִים בְּחַווָה फार्म हाउस seoska kuca lakóépület rumah perladangan bóndabær casa colonica; fattoria 農家 농가 troba, namas dzīvojamā ēka (fermā) rumah ladang boerderijvåningshus, gårdshuszagroda بزګر، كرونده ګر، ښكاروز casa de quinta fermă фермерский дом statok, farma kmetija seoska kuća mangårdsbyggnad, bondgård บ้านไร่; บ้านชาวนา çiftlik evi 農舍 житловий будинок на фермі کاشتکار کا گھر nhà của chủ trại 农家住房，农舍

ˈfarmyard noun

the open area surrounded by the farm buildings. There were several hens loose in the farmyard; (also adjective) farmyard animals. plaaswerf فِناء المَزْرَعَه стопански двор pátio dvůr der Hof eines Bauerngutes, Bauernhof-... gårdsplads αυλή αγροκτήματος corral taluõu محوطۀ کشتزار maatalon piha basse-cour חֲצֵר הַמֶשֶק पशु अहाता dvorište; kućni, domaći gazdasági udvar tanah yang mengelilingi perladangan bæjarhlað aia 農家の庭 농가의 마당 sodybos kiemas fermas pagalms; fermas pagalma- perkarangan bangunan-bangunan ladang boerenerf tunpodwórze, dziedziniec w gospodarstwie بټي pátio (de) curte двор фермы dvor (kmečko) dvorišče seosko dvorište gård, ladugårdsbacke ลานนา; ลานที่ล้อมรอบด้วยโรงนา çiftlik avlusu 農家庭院 двір ферми دیہی حویلی کا احاطہ sân trại 农家庭院

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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

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