Pronunciation: /fɑrm aʊt/
verb to subcontract or outsource work to an external party
A1 I farm out my vegetables to local markets.
A2 She farms out the harvesting to migrant workers.
B1 The farmer decided to farm out the care of his animals to a professional.
B2 The company farms out production of their products to factories overseas.
C1 The government is considering farming out the management of national parks to private companies.
C2 The CEO made the decision to farm out the entire project to a specialized team.
adverb used to describe the act of subcontracting work to an external party
A1 The farmer had to farm out some of his work to his neighbors during harvest season.
A2 She decided to farm out the task of feeding the animals to her younger sister.
B1 The company decided to farm out the production of their new product to a factory overseas.
B2 In order to meet the deadline, the manager had to farm out some of the tasks to external contractors.
C1 The CEO made the strategic decision to farm out the company's IT department to a specialized firm.
C2 The government decided to farm out the construction of the new highway to multiple private contractors.
formal The company decided to farm out their customer service department to a third-party vendor.
informal I'm going to farm out the yard work to my neighbor while I'm on vacation.
slang Let's farm out the project to the new intern and see how they handle it.
figurative She tends to farm out her responsibilities to others instead of taking care of them herself.
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