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Verb: farm out  faa(r)m awt
  1. Arrange for contracted work to be done by others
    "They farmed out the data entry work to freelancers";
    - subcontract, job
     
  2. Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
    "They farmed out their equipment to other contractors";
    - hire out, rent out

Derived forms: farming out, farms out, farmed out

See also: rent

Type of: employ, engage, hire, lend, loan, take on