sharecropping

English

Etymology

share +‎ cropping

Noun

sharecropping (uncountable)

The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.

Translations

system

Dutch: deelpacht
French: métayage (fr) m
German: Naturalpacht f
Hindi: बटाईदारी (baṭāīdārī), बटाई (hi) f (baṭāī)
Italian: mezzadria (it)
Japanese: 寄生地主制 (きせいじぬしせい, kiseijinushisei)

Korean: 소작인 (ko) (sojagin)
Portuguese: parceria rural
Russian: испо́льщина (ru) (ispólʹščina)
Sicilian: mitatarìa
Spanish: aparcería (es)

Verb

sharecropping

present participle of sharecrop

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