Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

smallholding

British  
/ ˈsmɔːlˌhəʊldɪŋ /

noun

  1. a holding of agricultural land smaller than a small farm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • smallholder noun

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Many farms and smallholdings sell eggs, seasonal vegetables and fruit for cash in collection boxes.

From BBC

Many of these people survive on what they grow on their smallholdings and make money from what is left over.

From BBC

There is a small brook at one end of Ms Johnson's smallholding.

From BBC

He says the technology could improve the lives of the poorest farmers in the world: “70% to 80% of farmers are smallholding farms with two to three animals.”

From BBC

He has found that current modeling of local smallholding forestation sites is not compatible with the internationally agreed Paris Agreement.

From Science Daily