smallholding
/ˈsmɔːlhəʊldɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsmɔːlhəʊldɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsmȯl-ˌhōl-diŋ/ (ame, mw)
smallholding — noun
- smallholdingsingular
- smallholdingsplural
1. a piece of farming land that is smaller than a full-sized farm, usually worked b
a piece of farming land that is smaller than a full-sized farm, usually worked by a single family who sell some of what they produce while also growing food for themselves
Wei grows organic vegetables on his smallholding in western Japan and sells them at the weekend market.
on + [possessor]'s smallholding for location
The smallholding that Anh inherited from her grandmother produces enough rice to feed her whole family year-round.
smallholding as subject: produces + [crop]
After retiring from the city, Elena and her husband bought a smallholding in the hills of southern Portugal.
Kwame's smallholding covers only three hectares, but he grows maize, beans, and pumpkins on it.
Theo turned the grassy field behind his cottage into a smallholding where he keeps goats and a few chickens.
- small farm
more general term, used in all varieties of English; smallholding is more specific to British land law
- croft
a type of smallholding found only in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, with specific legal rights
- homestead
American English term for a house and the surrounding land worked by a family
- plantation
a very large farm, usually growing a single cash crop
- estate
a large area of land owned by one person or organisation, not necessarily farmed as a unit
文法句型
[possessive] + smallholding
a smallholding + [of land area]
用法筆記
Commonly used in British English for a working farm smaller than about 50 acres (20 hectares). In other varieties of English, 'small farm' or 'homestead' is more frequent for the same concept.