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FARM OUT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does farm out mean?

• FARM OUT (verb)
The verb FARM OUT has 2 senses:

1. arranged for contracted work to be done by others
2. grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

Familiarity information: FARM OUT used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FARM OUT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Arranged for contracted work to be done by others

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

farm out; subcontract; job

Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):

employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

hire out; rent out; farm out

Context examples:

We rent out our apartment to tourists every year / He hired himself out as a cook

Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):

lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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