Definition of Farm Club in English :
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Farm Club meaning in English
Meaning of Farm Club in English
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Farm Club
see synonyms of farm clubNoun
1. farm club, farm team
a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
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Farm Club
see synonyms of farm clubnoun
1.
a.
a tract of land, usually with house and buildings, cultivated as a unit or used to rear livestock
b.
(as modifier)
farm produce
c.
(in combination)
farmland
2.
a unit of land or water devoted to the growing or rearing of some particular type of vegetable, fruit, animal, or fish
a fish farm
3.
an installation for storage
4.
a district of which one or more taxes are leased
5. history
a.
a fixed sum paid by an individual or group for the right of collecting and retaining taxes, rents, etc
b.
a fixed sum paid regularly by a town, county, etc, in lieu of taxes
c.
the leasing of a source of revenue to an individual or group
d.
a fixed tax, rent, etc, paid regularly
verb
6. (transitive)
a.
to cultivate (land)
b.
to rear (stock, etc) on a farm
7. (intransitive)
to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life
8. (transitive)
to look after a child for a fixed sum
9.
a.
to collect the moneys due and retain the profits from (a tax district, business, etc) for a specified period on payment of a sum or sums
b.
to operate (a franchise) under similar conditions
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Farm Club
see synonyms of farm club noun
1.
a. Obsolete
a fixed sum payable at regular intervals, as rent or taxes
b.
the letting out, for a fixed amount, of the collection of taxes, with the privilege of keeping all that is collected
c.
the condition of being let out at a fixed rent
2.
a district of a country leased out by a government for the collection of taxes
3.
a piece of land (with house, barns, etc.) on which crops or animals are raised: orig.,
such land let out to tenants
4.
any place where certain things are raised
a tract of water for raising fish is a fish farm
5. Sport
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) verb transitive
6.
to cultivate (land)
7.
to cultivate or rear (plants or animals) on a farm
8.
to collect the taxes and other fees of (a business) on a commission basis or for a fixed amount
9.
to turn over to another for a fee
verb intransitive
10.
to work on or operate a farm; raise crops or animals on a farm
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