Harvest

What “Harvest” means

Noun

1. The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
2. The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
3. The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.
4. The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
5. The third season of the year; autumn; fall.

Verb

1. To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
2. To take a living organism as part of a managed process to gather food or resources, often with the intention of maintaining a healthy population.
3. To take (an organ) from an organ donor.
4. To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
5. To win, achieve a gain.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English harvest, hervest, from Old English hærfest (“autumn, harvest-time; August”), from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest-time, autumn, fall”), from *harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognates Cognate with Sylt North Frisian Hārefst, West Frisian hjerst, Dutch herfst, German Herbst, dated German Low German Harvst, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høst, Norwegian Nynorsk haust; further with Latin carpere (“to seize”), Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”).

Business name ideas with “Harvest”

Industries where “Harvest” fits

We suggest this word for 22 business types and industries, including:

• Farm
• Farmers Market Stand
• Food Business
• Grocery Store
• Horse Stable
• All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
• Cotton Ginning
• Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
• Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
• Farm Management Services
• Finfish Fishing
• Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
• Hunting and Trapping
• Logging
• Other Marine Fishing
• Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
• Shellfish Fishing
• Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
• Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
• Support Activities for Animal Production
• Support Activities for Forestry
• Timber Tract Operations