sharecropping
sharecropping noun: the system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops. Also the present participle and gerund of sharecrop.
Noun
sharecropping (countable and uncountable, plural sharecroppings)
- The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.
- Slim came from sharecropping stock, his people farmed land but never owned it2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 363
Also used as
sharecropping is also the present participle and gerund of sharecrop.
sharecropping meaning in Hindi
sharecropping in Hindi
- system
- बटाईदारी baṭāīdārī, बटाई baṭāī
Forms of sharecropping
| plural | sharecroppings |
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Origin of sharecropping
From share + cropping.
Words formed from sharecropping
Questions about sharecropping
- What does sharecropping mean?
- Sharecropping means the system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.
- What is sharecropping in Hindi?
- Sharecropping in Hindi is बटाईदारी (baṭāīdārī), बटाई (baṭāī). See Sharecropping meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sharecropping?
- Sharecropping is a noun.
- What is the plural of sharecropping?
- The plural of sharecropping is sharecroppings.
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