noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops. countable, uncountable

   "Slim came from sharecropping stock, his people farmed land but never owned it"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sharecrop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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agrarianismagricultural geologyagricultureagrologyagronomicsagronomy

Example

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"I think you just defined "sharecropping.""

Etymology

From share + cropping.

Related phrases

digital sharecroppingtenant farmer

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