Farm

What “Farm” means

Noun

1. A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
2. A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.
3. A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures.
4. A group of coordinated servers.
5. Food; provisions; a meal.

Verb

1. To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.
2. To devote (land) to farming.
3. To grow (a particular crop).
4. To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; to farm out.
5. To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.

Verb

1. To cleanse; clean out; put in order; empty; empty out

Where the word comes from

Inherited from Middle English ferme, farme (“rent, revenue, produce, factor, stewardship, meal, feast”), influenced by Anglo-Norman ferme (“rent, lease, farm”), from Medieval Latin ferma, firma. There is debate as to whether Medieval Latin acquired this term from Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *fermō, *firhuma- (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”); or from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”). If the former etymology is correct, the term is related to Old English feorh (“life, spirit”), Icelandic fjör (“life, vitality, vigour, animation”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus, “the world”). Compare also Old English feormehām (“farm”), fe

From Middle English fermen, from Anglo-Norman fermer (“to let out for a fixed payment, lease, rent”) ultimately from the same Old English source as Etymology 1. Compare Old English feormian (“to feed, supply with food, sustain”).

From Middle English fermen, from Old English feormian (“to clean, cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *furbēn (“to clean, polish, buff”). Doublet of furbish.

Business name ideas with “Farm”

Industries where “Farm” fits

We suggest this word for 10 business types and industries, including:

• Farm
• Farmers Market Stand
• Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
• Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
• Farm Management Services
• Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
• Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
• Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores
• Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers