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F'ARM, n. 1. A tract of land leased on rent reserved; ground let to a tenant on condition of his paying a certain sum annually or otherwise for the use of it. A farm is usually such a portion of land as is cultivated by one man, and includes the buildings and fences. Rents were formerly pain in provisions, or the produce of land; but now they are generally paid in money.This is the signification of farm in Great Britain, where most of the land is leased to cultivators.2. In the United States, a portion or tract of land, consisting usually of grass land, meadow, pasture, tillage and woodland, cultivated by one man and usually owned by him in fee. A like tract of land under lease is called a farm; but most cultivators are proprietors of the land, and called farmers.A tract of new land, covered with forest, if intended to be cultivated by one man as owner, is also called a farm. A man goes into the new States, or into the unsettled country, to buy a farm, that is, land for a farm.3. The state of land leased on rent reserved; a lease.It is great wilfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants.F'ARM, v.t. 1. To lease, as land, on rent reserved; to let to a tenant on condition of paying rent.We are enforced to farm our royal realm.[In this sense, I believe, the word is not used in America.]2. To take at a certain rent or rate. [Not used in America.]3. To lease or let, as taxes, impost or other duties, at a certain sum or rate per cent. It is customary in many countries for the prince or government to farm the revenues, the taxes or rents, the imposts and excise, to individuals, who are to collect and pay them to the government at a certain percentage or rate per cent.4. To take or hire for a certain rate per cent.5. To cultivate land.To farm let, or let to farm, is to lease on rent.
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F'ARM, n. 1. A tract of land leased on rent reserved; ground let to a tenant on condition of his paying a certain sum annually or otherwise for the use of it. A farm is usually such a portion of land as is cultivated by one man, and includes the buildings and fences. Rents were formerly pain in provisions, or the produce of land; but now they are generally paid in money.This is the signification of farm in Great Britain, where most of the land is leased to cultivators.2. In the United States, a portion or tract of land, consisting usually of grass land, meadow, pasture, tillage and woodland, cultivated by one man and usually owned by him in fee. A like tract of land under lease is called a farm; but most cultivators are proprietors of the land, and called farmers.A tract of new land, covered with forest, if intended to be cultivated by one man as owner, is also called a farm. A man goes into the new States, or into the unsettled country, to buy a farm, that is, land for a farm.3. The state of land leased on rent reserved; a lease.It is great wilfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants.F'ARM, v.t. 1. To lease, as land, on rent reserved; to let to a tenant on condition of paying rent.We are enforced to farm our royal realm.[In this sense, I believe, the word is not used in America.]2. To take at a certain rent or rate. [Not used in America.]3. To lease or let, as taxes, impost or other duties, at a certain sum or rate per cent. It is customary in many countries for the prince or government to farm the revenues, the taxes or rents, the imposts and excise, to individuals, who are to collect and pay them to the government at a certain percentage or rate per cent.4. To take or hire for a certain rate per cent.5. To cultivate land.To farm let, or let to farm, is to lease on rent. |
FARM, n. [Sax. farma, fearm, or feorm, food, provisions, board, a meal, a diner or supper, hospitality, substance, goods, use, fruit. Hence, feormian, to supply provisions, to entertain; also, to purge or purify, to expiate, to avail, to profit. Arm. ferm, or feurm; in ancient laws, firma; Fr.
ferme, a farm, or letting to farm, whence affermer, to hire or lease. The sense of feorm seems to be corn or provisions, in which formerly rents were paid. The radical sense of feorm, provisions, is probably produce, issues, from one of the verbs in Br; produce and purification both implying separation, a throwing off or out.]- A tract of land leased on rent reserved; ground let to a tenant on condition of his paying a certain sum annually or otherwise for the use of it. A farm is usually such a portion of land as is cultivated by one man, and includes the buildings and fences. Rents were formerly paid in provisions, or the produce of land; but now they are generally paid in money.
This is the signification of farm in Great Britain, where most of the land is leased to cultivators.
- In the United State, a portion or tract of land, consisting usually of grass land, meadow, pasture, tillage and woodland, cultivated by one man and usually owned by him in fee. A like tract of land under lease is called a farm; but most cultivators are proprietors of the land, and called farmers.
A tract of new land, covered with forest, if intended to be cultivated by one man as owner, is also called a farm. A man goes into the new states, or into the unsettled country, to buy a farm, that is, land for a farm.
- The state of land leased on rent reserved; a lease.
It is great willfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants. Spenser.
FARM, v.t.- To lease, as land, on rent reserved; to let to a tenant on condition of paying rent.
We are enforced to farm our royal realm. Shak.
[In this sense, I believe, the word is not used in America.]
- To take at a certain rent or rate. [Not used in America.]
- To lease or let, as taxes, impost or other duties, at a certain sum or rate per cent. It is customary in many countries for the prince or government to farm the revenues, the taxes or rents, the imposts and excise, to individuals, who are to collect and pay them to the government at a certain per centage or rate per cent.
- To take or hire for a certain rate per cent.
- To cultivate land.
To farm let, or let to farm, is to lease on rent.
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Farm
- The rent of land,
-- originally paid by reservation of part of its products.
- To lease or let for an
equivalent, as land for a rent] to yield the use of to
proceeds.
- To engage in the
business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer.
- The term or tenure of a lease of land for
cultivation] a leasehold.
- 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; as, to farm the taxes.
- The land held under lease and by payment
of rent for the purpose of cultivation.
- To take at a certain rent or
rate.
- Any tract of land devoted to agricultural
purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner.
- To devote (land) to agriculture; to
cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm.
- A district of country leased (or farmed)
out for the collection of the revenues of government.
- A lease of the
imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk
farm.
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Farm F'ARM, noun 1. A tract of land leased on rent reserved; ground let to a tenant on condition of his paying a certain sum annually or otherwise for the use of it. A farm is usually such a portion of land as is cultivated by one man, and includes the buildings and fences. Rents were formerly pain in provisions, or the produce of land; but now they are generally paid in money. This is the signification of farm in Great Britain, where most of the land is leased to cultivators. 2. In the United States, a portion or tract of land, consisting usually of grass land, meadow, pasture, tillage and woodland, cultivated by one man and usually owned by him in fee. A like tract of land under lease is called a farm; but most cultivators are proprietors of the land, and called farmers. A tract of new land, covered with forest, if intended to be cultivated by one man as owner, is also called a farm A man goes into the new States, or into the unsettled country, to buy a farm that is, land for a farm 3. The state of land leased on rent reserved; a lease. It is great wilfulness in landlords to make any longer farms to their tenants. F'ARM, verb transitive 1. To lease, as land, on rent reserved; to let to a tenant on condition of paying rent. We are enforced to farm our royal realm. [In this sense, I believe, the word is not used in America.] 2. To take at a certain rent or rate. [Not used in America.] 3. To lease or let, as taxes, impost or other duties, at a certain sum or rate per cent. It is customary in many countries for the prince or government to farm the revenues, the taxes or rents, the imposts and excise, to individuals, who are to collect and pay them to the government at a certain percentage or rate per cent. 4. To take or hire for a certain rate per cent. 5. To cultivate land. To farm let, or let to farm is to lease on rent. |
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