verb
- to feed and care for livestock belonging to another person for a fee
Usage: chiefly British and agricultural
Examples
- The farmer agreed to agist the neighbor's cattle for the summer.
- She sends her horses to a nearby farm to be agisted during winter.
- The landowner makes extra income by agisting sheep from local herds.
- They agist their livestock at a facility that provides excellent grazing land.
- The contract specifies the rate at which animals will be agisted.