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Farm
01
an area of land and its buildings, used for growing crops or keeping animals
Examples
A small stream runs through the farm, providing water for the crops.
02
a house where a farmer lives on a farm
to farm
01
to earn a living by cultivating crops or raising animals for food, goods, or other products
Intransitive
Examples
She decided to farm full-time after years of working in the city.
02
to grow crops or raise animals using agricultural techniques to improve production
Transitive: to farm crops or livestock
Examples
The family farms wheat and corn on their land in the countryside.
03
to grant someone the right to collect and keep the revenues from a tax in exchange for a fee
Transitive: to farm a tax or custom revenue | to farm a tax or custom revenue to sb
Examples
They farmed the tax collection duties to a third-party agency.
