farm

¹farm

noun, often attributive \ˈfärm\

Definition of FARM

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 (as radio antennas or storage tanks)

Examples of FARM

1. She grew up on a dairy farm.
2. Running a farm is hard work.

Origin of FARM

Middle English ferme, from Anglo-French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to make firm, from firmus firm

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to FARM

Synonyms: estate, farmstead, grange, ranch

Related Words: cropland, farmland, farmyard; farmhouse, hacienda, homestead, manor, plantation, spread; croft [chiefly British], smallholding [chiefly British], station, steading; garden, orchard

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Rhymes with FARM

arm, barm, charm, harm, smarm