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to farm out
01
to assign a task or project to an external party, typically for a fee
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
farm
Present tense
farm out
3rd person singular
farms out
Present participle
farming out
Past simple
farmed out
Past participle
farmed out
Examples
The small business decided to farm out its accounting tasks to a professional firm.
02
to allow someone else to use or occupy a property or space temporarily
Examples
The farmer decided to farm out a portion of his land to a neighbor for grazing cattle.
