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Meaning
Noun
●
In Agriculture & Places:
A place where
agricultural
and
similar
activities
take place
, especially the
growing
of
crops
or the
raising
of livestock.
●
A
tract of land
held on
lease
for the
purpose
of cultivation.
●
A
location
used for an
industrial
purpose
, having many
similar
structures.
●
In Computing:
A group of
coordinated
servers.
●
Food;
provisions
; a meal.
●
A
banquet
; feast.
●
A
fixed
yearly
amount (food,
provisions
, money, etc.)
payable
as
rent
or tax.
●
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
collect
ed within its limits.
●
The letting-out of public
revenue
to a ‘farmer’; the
privilege
of
farming
a
tax
or
tax
es.
●
The body of
farmers
of public revenues.
●
The
condition
of being let at a
fixed
rent
;
lease
; a
lease
.
●
A
baby
farm.
Verb
●
To
work on
a
farm
, especially in the
growing
and
harvesting
of crops.
●
In Agriculture:
To
devote
(land) to farming.
●
To
grow
(a particular crop).
●
To
give up
to another, as an
estate
, a business, the
revenue
, etc;
on condition
of
receiving
in return
a
percentage
of what it
yields
; to
farm
out.
●
To
lease
or let for an
equivalent
, e.g.
land
for a
rent
; to
yield
the use of to proceeds.
●
To take at a certain
rent
or rate.
●
In Video games:
To
engage
in
grinding
(repetitive
activity
) in a particular area or against specific
enemies
for a particular
drop
or item.
●
In British English & Places:
To
cleanse
;
clean out
;
put in
order;
empty
;
empty
out
Name
●
Broadwater Farm, an area of Tottenham, North London, England.
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Origin
farm
English
ferme
Middle English (1100-1500)
ferme
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
ferma
Latin
firmus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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