farm out
verb
farmed out; farming out; farms out
1
: to turn over for performance by another usually under contract
farm out a job
2
a
: to put (someone, such as a child) into the hands of another for care
b
: to send (an athlete, such as a baseball player) to a farm team
3
: to exhaust (land) by farming especially by continuously raising one crop
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Why on Earth, or any other planet, would the Mavericks farm out the debut of its franchise-altering player to a smaller arena 35 miles to the west of its home?
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Mac Engel
october 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
The demand, even if lessened, will still warrant offering larger sizes, but some marquee names now want to farm out their plus-sized clothing to outside vendors instead of making their own label.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
That could reduce availability and raise the price of some coffee types and put farms out of business.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
The agency farmed out some duties to contractor operations such as the famed Pony Express, whose riders delivered mail on horseback from Missouri to California from 1860-61.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Mac Engel
october 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
The demand, even if lessened, will still warrant offering larger sizes, but some marquee names now want to farm out their plus-sized clothing to outside vendors instead of making their own label.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
That could reduce availability and raise the price of some coffee types and put farms out of business.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
The agency farmed out some duties to contractor operations such as the famed Pony Express, whose riders delivered mail on horseback from Missouri to California from 1860-61.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for farm out
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“Farm out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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