farm out

verb

farmed out; farming out; farms out

transitive verb

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

Examples of farm out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While most extended warranty companies farm out servicing contracts to third parties, Endurance is a standout for administering its own plans and claims. —Brian Sloan, CNBC, 31 July 2025

He had just been toughened up by an impressive 12-goal season on loan with leading Scottish side Rangers from German giants Bayern Munich, but the then 21-year-old could still be quiet, boyish and tongue-tied with journalists when he was farmed out again that summer to the Dutch club. —Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 12 July 2025

The capability is also being farmed out to multiple groups with different malware to deploy. —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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for farm out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout