farm

noun

1. Obsolete a fixed sum payable at regular intervals, as rent or taxes
2. the letting out, for a fixed amount, of the collection of taxes, with the privilege of keeping all that is collected
3. the condition of being let out at a fixed rent
a district of a country leased out by a government for the collection of taxes
a piece of land (with house, barns, etc.) on which crops or animals are raised: orig., such land let out to tenants
any place where certain things are raised: a tract of water for raising fish is a fish farm
Sports a minor-league team, esp. a baseball team, having an agreement with a major-league team to train its young or inexperienced players
in full farm club (or team)

transitive verb

to cultivate (land)
to cultivate or rear (plants or animals) on a farm
to collect the taxes and other fees of (a business) on a commission basis or for a fixed amount
to turn over to another for a fee

intransitive verb

to work on or operate a farm; raise crops or animals on a farm

See farm in American Heritage Dictionary 4