"farmout" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: farmouts [plural]
Etymology: A deverbal from farm out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|farm out|nocap=1}} deverbal from farm out Head templates: {{en-noun}} farmout (plural farmouts)
  1. The act of subcontracting or outsourcing.

Inflected forms

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