farming

[fahr-ming]

noun

1. the business of operating a farm.

2. the practice of letting or leasing taxes, revenue, etc., for collection.

farming

/ ˈfɑːmɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the business, art, or skill of agriculture

   2. ( as modifier )

      farming methods

Other Word Forms

• self-farming noun
• unfarming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of farming¹

First recorded in 1545–55; farm + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Worries about increasingly high temperatures have investors wondering how farming businesses are dealing with water shortages.

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Jack Palmer was a farmer, and this car was not the kind of thing people were driving in the Nebraska farming community where he lived.

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Within months, scores of companies had unveiled plans to leave behind their focus on industries ranging from biotechnology to farming equipment for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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An Agriculture Department spokesman said the president is using all tools available to ensure farmers have what they need to continue their farming operations.

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One of these is the Banks Peninsula, a hilly, farming area on New Zealand’s South Island that is also popular with retirees and tourists.

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Related Words

• agriculture 
• breeding 
• cultivation 
• culture 
• gardening 
• grazing 
• production 
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