1. to farm land owned by another person in exchange for a share of the crop

Examples

• Many families had to sharecrop after losing their own farms during the Depression.
• He decided to sharecrop cotton on his neighbor’s land.
• The agreement allowed them to sharecrop in exchange for half the harvest.
• Former slaves often had no choice but to sharecrop on plantations.
• They sharecropped tobacco for several years before saving enough to buy their own land.
• The family would sharecrop different crops depending on the season.