farm out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From farm +‎ out. ==== Verb ==== farm out (third-person singular simple present farms out, present participle farming out, simple past and past participle farmed out) (transitive, idiomatic, business) To subcontract (a task, responsibility, etc.) to another; to outsource. Near-synonym: sub out ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From farm (“to cleanse, clean”) +‎ out. ==== Verb ==== farm out (third-person singular simple present farms out, present participle farming out, simple past and past participle farmed out) (Northern England) To clear or clean out; empty out. === Anagrams === foumart