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farmed out

farmed out is the simple past and past participle of farm out.

Meaning of farm out

Verb (1)

farm out (third-person singular simple present farms out, present participle farming out, simple past and past participle farmed out)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To subcontract (a task, responsibility, etc.) to another; to outsource.
    • Near-synonym: sub out
    Synonyms:
    sub out

Verb (2)

farm out (third-person singular simple present farms out, present participle farming out, simple past and past participle farmed out)

  1. (Northern England) To clear or clean out; empty out.
    • Farm out the stable and pigsty.

Questions about farmed out

What is farmed out the simple past and past participle of?
Farmed out is the simple past and past participle of farm out.

Words near farmed out in the dictionary

  1. farmboy
  2. farmboys
  3. farmcore
  4. farme
  5. farmed
  6. farmed out
  7. farmee
  8. farmees
  9. farmer
  10. farmer cheese
  11. farmer cheeses

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