farm something out Definition

farm
noun

1. A piece of land with its buildings, used for growing crops or breeding and keeping livestock.

Thesaurus: farmstead, plantation, ranch, grange, homestead, smallholding, croft.
2. A farmer's house and the buildings round it.
3. A place specializing in the rearing or growing of specified animals, fish, vegetables or fruit.

Example: pig farm
Example: salmon farm
Example: fish farm

verb farmed, farming

tr & intr
1. To prepare and use (land) for crop-growing, animal-rearing, etc; to be a farmer.

Thesaurus: plant, cultivate, till, work the land.
2. To collect and keep the proceeds from (taxes, etc) in return for a fixed sum.

Etymology: 14c: from French ferme rented land, from Latin firma fixed payment, from firmus firm.

Phrasal Verb: farm someone out

To hand over (children) temporarily to a carer.

Phrasal Verb: farm something out

To give (work) to others to do.