verb🔗ShareExploiter en métayageTo participate in a financial arrangement in which a tenant farmer pays for use of land with a share (part) of the crop raised on that land."The young family didn't own land, so they sharecropped the farmer's field, giving him half of the corn they grew as rent. "La jeune famille ne possédait pas de terre, alors elle a exploité le champ du fermier en métayage, lui donnant la moitié du maïs qu'elle cultivait en guise de loyer.agricultureeconomybusinessfinancepropertyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading