FARM OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does farm out mean? 

• FARM OUT (verb)
  The verb FARM OUT has 2 senses:

1. arranged for contracted work to be done by others

2. grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

  Familiarity information: FARM OUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FARM OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arranged for contracted work to be done by others

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

farm out; job; subcontract

Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):

employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

farm out; hire out; rent out

Context example:

He hired himself out as a cook

Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):

lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody