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farming out

farming out is the present 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 farming out

What is farming out the present participle of?
Farming out is the present participle of farm out.

Words near farming out in the dictionary

  1. farmhousey
  2. farmhousy
  3. farmier
  4. farmiest
  5. farming
  6. farming out
  7. farming sim
  8. Farmingdale
  9. farmings
  10. Farmington
  11. Farmington Falls

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