Sharecropping

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolaparcería

Françaismétayage

DeutschHalbpacht Naturalpacht

11 more languages

العربيةالزراعة بالعمولة

Catalàmasoveria

हिन्दीबटाई

Italianomezzadria

日本語寄生地主制

한국어소작인

Македонскиисполица наполица

Nederlandsdeelpacht

Polskipołownictwo

Portuguêsparceria rural

Русскийиздольщина

Examples

“Slim came from sharecropping stock ⟳, his people farmed land ⟳ but never owned it”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Shared shared appreciation mortgage shared card shared joy is double joy shared lane marking shared neutral

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