Farm

/fɑːm/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
2. (countable) A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.
3. (countable, often in combination) A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures.
4. (computing, countable) A group of coordinated servers.
5. (obsolete) Food; provisions; a meal.
6. (obsolete) A banquet; feast.
7. (obsolete) A fixed yearly amount (food, provisions, money, etc.) payable as rent or tax.
8. (historical) A fixed yearly sum accepted from a person as a composition for taxes or other moneys which he is empowered to collect; also, a fixed charge imposed on a town, county, etc., in respect of a tax or taxes to be collected within its limits.

Example Sentences

antenna farm; fuel farm; solar farm; wind farm

The skies are threatening to pour on the Apple solar farm but as the woman in-charge of the company’s environmental initiatives points out: the panels are still putting out some power. Apple is still greening its act.

a render farm

a server farm

If a man be bounden unto 1.s. in 100.l.£ to grant unto him the rent and farme of such a Mill.

All..Tythings shall stand at the old Farm, without any Increase.

The most usual and customary feorm or rent..must be reserved yearly on such lease.

He [the Sheriff] paid into the Exchequer the fixed yearly sum which formed the farm of the shire.

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Word Forms

• farms
• feorm
• farming
• farmed

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