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• farm out — To let for a term at a stated rental. To turn over for performance or care. To exhaust farm land by continuous raising of single crop. Among the Romans the collection of revenue was farmed out, and the same system existed in France before the… …   Black's law dictionary

• farm out — To let for a term at a stated rental. To turn over for performance or care. To exhaust farm land by continuous raising of single crop. Among the Romans the collection of revenue was farmed out, and the same system existed in France before the… …   Black's law dictionary

• farm — [färm] n. [ME < OFr ferme < ML firma, fixed payment, farm < firmare, to farm, lease, orig., to make a contract < L, to make firm, secure < firmus, FIRM1] 1. a) Obs. a fixed sum payable at regular intervals, as rent or taxes b) the… …   English World dictionary

• farm — farmable, adj. /fahrm/, n. 1. a tract of land, usually 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… …   Universalium

• farm — /fam / (say fahm) noun 1. a tract of land devoted to agriculture. 2. a farmhouse. 3. a tract of land or water devoted to some other industry, especially the raising of livestock, fish, etc.: a chicken farm; an oyster farm. 4. the system, method,… …  

• farm — [[t]fɑrm[/t]] n. 1) agr. a tract of land, usu. with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood 2) agr. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… …   From formal English to slang

• farm — {{11}}farm (n.) c.1300, fixed payment (usually in exchange for taxes collected, etc.), fixed rent, from O.Fr. ferme rent, lease, from M.L. firma fixed payment, from L. firmare to fix, settle, confirm, strengthen, from firmus firm (see FIRM (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• farm management — ▪ agriculture Introduction       making (industrial engineering) and implementing of the decisions (agribusiness) involved in organizing and operating a farm for maximum production and profit. Farm management draws on agricultural economics for… …   Universalium

• farm — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ferme, from Anglo French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to make firm, from firmus firm Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a sum or due fixed in amount and payable at fixed… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• farm — n. & v. n. 1 an area of land and its buildings used under one management for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. 2 a place or establishment for breeding a particular type of animal, growing fruit, etc. (trout farm; mink farm). 3 = FARMHOUSE. 4 a …   Useful english dictionary

• farm — I A tract of land devoted to agriculture, pasturage, stock raising, or some allied industry. Includes dairy, stock, and poultry farms. The original meaning of the word was rent; a term; a lease of lands; a leasehold interest, and by a natural… …   Black's law dictionary