ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (countable) A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.
  2. (countable, often in combination) A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures.
  3. (computing, countable) A group of coordinated servers.
  4. (obsolete) Food; provisions; a meal.
  5. (obsolete) A banquet; feast.
  6. (obsolete) A fixed yearly amount (food, provisions, money, etc.) payable as rent or tax.
  7. (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

Synonyms for farm

Depending on context, synonyms include produce, raise, grow.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rural, raise, grow, produce, husbandry, farmland.

Related Dictionary Tools

PRACTICE THIS WORD

Practice “farm” in a Crossword

Recall this definition from a clue, use crossing letters, and review the word again when you solve it.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.