sharecropping en · NOUN
Etymology
From share + cropping.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.
Slim came from sharecropping stock, his people farmed land but never owned it
2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 363:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sharecroppings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
mk исполица (system) · ko 소작인 (system) · ru издо́льщина (system) · es aparcería (system) · ja 寄生地主制 (system) · bg изполица (system) · nl deelpacht (system) · pl połownictwo (system) · de Naturalpacht (system) · fr métayage (system) · mk наполица (system) · ca masoveria (system) · it mezzadria (system) · pt parceria rural (system) · de Halbpacht (system) · scn mitatarìa (system) · hi बटाई (system) · hi बटाईदारी (system)