cooperative farm
Britishnoun
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a farm that is run in cooperation with others in the purchasing and using of machinery, stock, etc, and in the marketing of produce through its own institutions ( farmers' cooperatives )
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a farm that is owned by a cooperative society
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a farm run on a communal basis, such as a kibbutz
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another name for collective farm
Example Sentences
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A kibbutz, for those who don’t know, it’s a small cooperative farm.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
The money they received allowed them to buy a former plantation, which they converted into a new cooperative farm.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2022
He married a local woman, Shirley Miller, and built a robust voting-rights effort and, later, a sprawling cooperative farm.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2022
"It's a matter of time," former Agriculture Secretary John Block, who is an Illinois hog farmer and Washington lawyer, said as he toured the 247-member cooperative farm outside Havana.
From US News • Mar. 4, 2015
There are more social activities, including a cooperative farm.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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