Sharecropping

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛrˌkrɒpɪŋ/

Definitions of sharecropping

noun a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land

Example Sentences

A1 Sharecropping is a type of farming where a tenant farmer works on land owned by someone else.

A2 Many farmers in the South participated in sharecropping after the Civil War.

B1 Sharecropping was a common practice in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era.

B2 The system of sharecropping often resulted in debt and poverty for the tenant farmers.

C1 Historians debate the long-term impact of sharecropping on the economy of the post-Civil War South.

C2 Sharecropping played a significant role in shaping the social and economic structures of the American South.

Examples of sharecropping in a Sentence

formal Sharecropping was a common agricultural system in the southern United States after the Civil War.

informal My great-grandparents used to do sharecropping on a farm in Mississippi.

slang Sharecropping was a tough gig back in the day.

figurative In a way, social media influencers are like modern-day sharecroppers, working for exposure and likes instead of a guaranteed income.

Grammatical Forms of sharecropping

• past tense: sharecropped
• plural: sharecroppings
• comparative: more sharecropping
• superlative: most sharecropping
• present tense: sharecrop
• future tense: will sharecrop
• perfect tense: have sharecropped
• continuous tense: is sharecropping
• singular: sharecropping
• positive degree: sharecropping
• infinitive: to sharecrop
• gerund: sharecropping
• participle: sharecropped

Origin and Evolution of sharecropping

First Known Use: 1870 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: Sharecropping originated in the Southern United States after the Civil War as a way for landowners to continue agricultural production without relying on slave labor.

Evolution of the word: The practice of sharecropping evolved over time from a system meant to provide former slaves with a means of livelihood to one that often exploited them through unfair contracts and debt bondage.