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farm out¹

Where it comes from

From farm + out.

verb farms out · farming out · farmed out

  1. idiomatic, transitive To contract or subcontract (a task, responsibility, etc.) to another. Near-synonyms: contract out, sub out, outsource (all often synonymous)

    Similar: contract out, sub out, outsource

farm out²

Where it comes from

From farm (“to cleanse, clean”) + out.

verb farms out · farming out · farmed out

  1. Northern England To clear or clean out; empty out. Farm out the stable and pigsty.

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@misc{farm_out_2026,
  title = {farm out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farm%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}