Farm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɑːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Farm is a noun meaning (countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
Meaning
(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
More Meanings
- (countable) A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.
- (countable, often in combination) A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures.
- (computing, countable) A group of coordinated servers.
- (obsolete) Food; provisions; a meal.
- (obsolete) A banquet; feast.
- (obsolete) A fixed yearly amount (food, provisions, money, etc.) payable as rent or tax.
- (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
a render farm
a server farm
antenna farm; fuel farm; solar farm; wind farm
All..Tythings shall stand at the old Farm, without any Increase.
Word Forms
- farms
- farming
- farmed
Synonyms for farm
Depending on context, synonyms include produce, raise, grow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rural, raise, grow, produce, husbandry, farmland.
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