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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The capability is also being farmed out to multiple groups with different malware to deploy.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Trump wants to farm out FEMA’s work to the states and provide far less disaster relief funding than in previous episodes.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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.
—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
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Trump wants to farm out FEMA’s work to the states and provide far less disaster relief funding than in previous episodes.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
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.
—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
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 12 Jul. 2025.
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