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farms

/fɑːmz/ /fɑɹmz/

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noun

A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

Examples :

"Many farms in the countryside grow corn and raise cows. "

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A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.

Examples :

"The family rented a small farm for the summer to grow vegetables. "

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(usually in combination) A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures

Examples :

"antenna farm"

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A group of coordinated servers.

Examples :

"a render farm"

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Food; provisions; a meal.

Examples :

"The homeless shelter provides farms for those in need every evening. "

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A banquet; feast.

Examples :

"After the harvest, the villagers celebrated with farms of delicious food and drink. "

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A fixed yearly amount (food, provisions, money, etc.) payable as rent or tax.

Examples :

""In medieval England, peasants paid their farms to the lord of the manor with a portion of their harvest each year." "

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A fixed yearly sum accepted from a person as a composition for taxes or other moneys which he is empowered to collect; also, a fixed charge imposed on a town, county, etc., in respect of a tax or taxes to be collected within its limits.

Examples :

"In medieval England, the king levied farms on certain towns, requiring them to pay a set amount of taxes each year regardless of how much they actually collected. "

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The letting-out of public revenue to a ‘farmer’; the privilege of farming a tax or taxes.

Examples :

"In pre-revolutionary France, the crown often relied on farms to collect taxes, granting individuals the right to collect revenue in exchange for a fixed sum. "

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The body of farmers of public revenues.

Examples :

"Due to widespread corruption, the government decided to eliminate the farms of public revenues and instead collect taxes directly. "

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The condition of being let at a fixed rent; lease; a lease.

Examples :

"The farms of the old taxes were very profitable for the wealthy merchants who collected them. "

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To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.

Examples :

"My grandparents farm corn and soybeans on their land every summer. "

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To devote (land) to farming.

Examples :

"The family farms their land every year, growing corn and soybeans. "

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To grow (a particular crop).

Examples :

"The family farms corn and soybeans every year. "

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To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; to farm out.

Examples :

"to farm the taxes"

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To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.

Examples :

"The king decided to farm out the tax collection to local lords, allowing them to keep a portion of the revenue they gathered. "

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To take at a certain rent or rate.

Examples :

"The king farms the taxes of the province to a wealthy merchant, who then collects them. "

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To engage in grinding (repetitive activity) in a particular area or against specific enemies for a particular drop or item.

Examples :

"Players often farm low-level enemies to collect enough gold for better equipment. "

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To cleanse; clean out; put in order; empty; empty out

Examples :

"Farm out the stable and pigsty."

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