sharecrop
sharecrop · sharecrops · sharecropped · sharecropping
To participate in the financial arrangement of sharecroppingTo participate in the financial arrangement of sharecropping.
US/ʃˈɛɹkɹˌɑp/
» I think you just defined "sharecropping."
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1 sensesTo participate in the financial arrangement of sharecropping.
Examples
2 sentencesI think you just defined "sharecropping."
Cotula has also studied other business models that involve collaboration with smallholders, including tenant farming and sharecropping.
Origin
From share + crop.From share + crop.
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Forms
sharecrops, sharecropping, sharecropped, sharecropped| Base form | sharecrop · to sharecrop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sharecrops |
| Present participle | sharecropping |
| Past simple | sharecropped |
| Past participle | sharecropped |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.