farm out
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Meaning · English
To assign or contract out work to another person or organization
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
giao việc hoặc hợp đồng cho người hoặc tổ chức khác
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: to send out to a farm
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company will farm out the project to a smaller firm
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “farm out” mean?
To assign or contract out work to another person or organization Literally: to send out to a farm
Is “farm out” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.