farming
Americannoun
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the business of operating a farm.
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the practice of letting or leasing taxes, revenue, etc., for collection.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of farming
Explanation
Farming is the act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants. You can also describe raising animals for milk or meat as farming. Farming is a great way to describe the lifestyle and work of people whose jobs are in the agriculture industry. People often have a romantic idea of what farming is like — roosters crowing, farmers driving tractors and milking goats — although farming can be very hard work, dependent on food prices and weather. The noun farm originally meant "a lease on farm land," and it comes from the Medieval Latin firma, "fixed payment."
Vocabulary lists containing farming
Example Sentences
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Both want to follow their dad into a farming career.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Tell me about bankruptcies—perhaps a significant reason farming has such a high suicide rate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
It's where Navnath Malhari Kaspate has been farming the fruit for decades.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Liberated from farming and fearful of helot revolts, the Spartans developed their austere lifestyle and rigorous program of military training.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Many people were farming slopes that were practically perpendicular.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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