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farms out

farms out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 farms out

What is farms out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Farms out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of farm out.

Words near farms out in the dictionary

  1. farmout
  2. farmouts
  3. farmplace
  4. farmplaces
  5. farms
  6. farms out
  7. farmscape
  8. farmscapes
  9. farmscaping
  10. farmscraper
  11. farmscrapers

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