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Meaning of Sharecropping | Babel Free

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

العربية الزراعة بالعمولة
Català masoveria
Deutsch Halbpacht Naturalpacht
Español aparcería
Français métayage
हिन्दी बटाई
Italiano mezzadria
日本語 寄生地主制
한국어 소작인
Македонски исполица наполица
Nederlands deelpacht
Polski połownictwo
Português parceria rural
Русский издольщина

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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