farm out
verb
farmed out; farming out; farms out
1
: to turn over for performance by another usually under contract
farm out a job
2
a
: to put (someone, such as a child) into the hands of another for care
b
: to send (an athlete, such as a baseball player) to a farm team
3
: to exhaust (land) by farming especially by continuously raising one crop
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He was then farmed out to Fleetwood Town, in the same division, but only made four starts among eight appearances in the second half of the campaign, all on the right side of midfield.
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Another misstep was the decision to farm out the design and manufacture of crucial components for its 787 Dreamliner to suppliers around the nation and in foreign countries such as Italy, Sweden, China, and South Korea.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The company farms out the jobs to a big contractor called CE Solutions.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Large companies like Microsoft often farm out legal work to dozens or even hundreds of firms and may move business depending on circumstances, like pricing, expertise or potential conflicts.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Another misstep was the decision to farm out the design and manufacture of crucial components for its 787 Dreamliner to suppliers around the nation and in foreign countries such as Italy, Sweden, China, and South Korea.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The company farms out the jobs to a big contractor called CE Solutions.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Large companies like Microsoft often farm out legal work to dozens or even hundreds of firms and may move business depending on circumstances, like pricing, expertise or potential conflicts.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for farm out
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“Farm out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm%20out. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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