farm out

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farm out

We farm out our graphic design work to a freelance artist.

Definition

Verb (transitive): 1. To delegate or subcontract work to another party, typically an external one: The core meaning involves arranging for work to be done by others, often because the primary entity lacks capacity or specializes in management. 2. To send out or assign (work, a worker, or a player): This can apply to sending an employee to work elsewhere or, in sports, sending a player to a minor league team for development.

Usage and Examples
  • Delegating/Subcontracting Work:
    • The software company decided to farm out the graphic design work to a specialized agency.
    • We don't have the machinery, so we farm out the manufacturing of these components.
  • Sending a Worker or Player:
    • The consultant was farmed out to the company's branch office for six months.
    • The young baseball pitcher was farmed out to the minor leagues to gain more experience.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • The phrasal verb often carries a connotation of the work being sent away from a central or primary location/entity.
  • It is commonly used in business and project management contexts to describe outsourcing.
  • In a sports context (especially North American sports like baseball), "to farm out" is a standard term for sending an athlete to a developmental or minor league team.
Variants and Related Words
  • Outsource (verb): A close synonym, specifically for contracting work to an external supplier. ()
  • Contract out (phrasal verb): Very similar in meaning to "farm out" in the context of work. ()
  • Subcontract (verb): To hire a third party to perform part of the work from a primary contract.
Synonyms
  • Delegate
  • Outsource
  • Subcontract
  • Contract out
  • Hire out
Antonyms
  • Keep in-house
  • Insource
  • Retain
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Hire out: To make one's services or property available for temporary use in return for payment. This is closely related to one sense of "farm out."
    • He hires out his truck for local deliveries.
farm out

We farm out our graphic design work to a freelance artist.

Verb
  1. grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
    • We rent out our apartment to tourists every year
    • He hired himself out as a cook
  2. arranged for contracted work to be done by others

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