What does "farm out" mean?

To outsource or assign externally To send work to outside contractors.

How do you use "farm out" in a sentence?

They farmed out the design work. The company farms out manufacturing. She farmed out the editing.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

Significado: To outsource or assign externally

外包、分包出去

Externalizar, subcontratar

外部委託する、下請けに出す

외부에 위탁하다, 하청에 맡기다

To send work to outside contractors.

将工作交给外部承包商完成。

Enviar trabajo a contratistas externos.

仕事を外部の業者に委託すること。

업무를 외부 업체에 보내서 처리하게 하다.

Base verb: farm

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They farmed out the design work.
他们把设计工作外包了
Externalizaron el trabajo de diseño
彼らはデザインの仕事を外注した
그들은 디자인 작업을 외주에 맡겼다
The company farms out manufacturing.
公司将生产外包
La empresa subcontrata la fabricación
その会社は製造を外部委託している
그 회사는 제조를 외부에 위탁하고 있다
She farmed out the editing.
她把编辑工作外包了
Subcontrató la edición
彼女は編集作業を外注に出した
그녀는 편집 작업을 외주에 맡겼다

Contexto: outsourcing, assigning, external

Tono: business

From sending children to work on farms.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal