agribusinessn.

Brit.

/ˈaɡrɪˌbɪznᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈæɡrəˌbɪznᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: agri- comb. form, business n.

Etymology: < agri- comb. form + business n. Compare agrobusiness n. at agro- comb. form 2.

Originally U.S.

1. A collective name for: the group of industries concerned with the large-scale production, processing, and distribution of the results of agriculture and animal husbandry, or with the provision of farm services, supplies, or machinery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries

agro-industry1907

agro-city1950

agribusiness1955

agrobusiness1958

agribiz1959

bioindustry1973

1955 Harvard Business School Bull. Autumn 41 ‘Agribusiness’—a term coined to define the many diverse enterprises which produce, process, and distribute farm products or which provide supporting services.

1962 Times 3 Dec. (Agric. Suppl.) i/5 So long as agriculture is carried on by farmers and not by so-called ‘agribusiness’.

1976 Sci. Amer. Sept. 118/3 The development of American agriculture has fostered the growth of an entire agricultural industry—‘agribusiness’—of which farming is only a small part.

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 22 Aug. 12/3 She has done her time in agribusiness at a cattle genetics company, at a grain export company and at a specialty beef company.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Mar. (Business section) 6/1 The..belief that America has become efficient at producing cheap, abundant food that profits corporations and agribusiness, but is unhealthy and bad for the environment.

2. Agriculture conducted as a modern business, esp. one which makes use of advanced technology; (also) a farm or group of farms managed in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries > a farm run in this way

agribusiness1957

the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries > run as a modern business

agribusiness1957

1957 Challenge Oct. 77/2 A well-written dramatization of agriculture's transition from family farm to today's ‘agribusiness’.

1961 Economist 30 Dec. 1269/2 If, in the next decade, agriculture in Europe is to become ‘agribusiness’, employing the scale and methods of industry.

1968 M. Pyke Food & Society ix. 122 Science will inevitably bring agriculture, as it has so far been understood, to an end, and cause ‘agribusiness’ to take its place.

1973 Times 8 Aug. 7/2 Farmers under economic policies are squeezed into agribusinesses.

1983 Sci. Amer. May 78/2 In modern agribusiness the pig is attractive because of its efficiency in converting feed into food.

1992 D. Morgan Rising in West iii. xiv. 246 Grape ranchers on the east side felt small compared with the giant..agribusinesses on the west side.

2005 N.Y. Times 4 Dec. (T: Style Mag.) 88/1 American heirloom breeds and crops..were plentiful before postwar agribusiness all but wiped them out.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > [adjective] > types of farming

all-organic1917

subsistent1934

organic1942

agribusiness1957

dry-land farm1976

1957 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 31 July 11/7 The college will offer..a special two-year agri-business course.

1971 Nature 23 July 217/3 The interests of the consumer are no match for the powerful agribusiness lobby on Capitol Hill.

1981 W. J. Lewis in D. A. Norlund et al. Semiochemicals i. 7 Programs utilizing semiochemicals..do not lend themselves as readily to..implementation by our agribusiness systems as do conventional pesticides.

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 14 Dec. 21/1 Some of the subjects (especially those on the basic international agribusiness course) seem far removed from the mud and smells of a conventional farm.

2008 Ecologist July 66/4 Organic farming lessens nitrogen, producing a higher-quality malt than agribusiness malts.

Derivatives

ˌagriˈbusinessman n. a man professionally engaged in (an) agribusiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries > one engaging in farming industry

fieldsman1925

agrobusinessman1960

agribusinessman1961

1961 New Statesman 22 Dec. 956/3 If I were a real agri-businessman I would no doubt know the answer.

1966 Economist 26 Feb. 819/2 The farmer who has the ability to become an ‘agri-businessman’ may not be able to command the capital to finance the growth of his business.

1984 National Geographic Feb. 233/2 Agribusinessman Bill Ramsey oversees fields of cotton and barley.

2004 H. Fearnley-Whittingstall River Cottage Meat Bk. vi. 111 Rare-breed stock is the natural choice of enthusiasts aiming for quality, rather than agribusinessmen aiming for profit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agribusiness
释义	agribusinessn. Brit. /ˈaɡrɪˌbɪznᵻs/, U.S. /ˈæɡrəˌbɪznᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: agri- comb. form, business n. Etymology: < agri- comb. form + business n. Compare agrobusiness n. at agro- comb. form 2. Originally U.S. 1. A collective name for: the group of industries concerned with the large-scale production, processing, and distribution of the results of agriculture and animal husbandry, or with the provision of farm services, supplies, or machinery. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries agro-industry1907 agro-city1950 agribusiness1955 agrobusiness1958 agribiz1959 bioindustry1973 1955 Harvard Business School Bull. Autumn 41 ‘Agribusiness’—a term coined to define the many diverse enterprises which produce, process, and distribute farm products or which provide supporting services. 1962 Times 3 Dec. (Agric. Suppl.) i/5 So long as agriculture is carried on by farmers and not by so-called ‘agribusiness’. 1976 Sci. Amer. Sept. 118/3 The development of American agriculture has fostered the growth of an entire agricultural industry—‘agribusiness’—of which farming is only a small part. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 22 Aug. 12/3 She has done her time in agribusiness at a cattle genetics company, at a grain export company and at a specialty beef company. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Mar. (Business section) 6/1 The..belief that America has become efficient at producing cheap, abundant food that profits corporations and agribusiness, but is unhealthy and bad for the environment. 2. Agriculture conducted as a modern business, esp. one which makes use of advanced technology; (also) a farm or group of farms managed in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries > a farm run in this way agribusiness1957 the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries > run as a modern business agribusiness1957 1957 Challenge Oct. 77/2 A well-written dramatization of agriculture's transition from family farm to today's ‘agribusiness’. 1961 Economist 30 Dec. 1269/2 If, in the next decade, agriculture in Europe is to become ‘agribusiness’, employing the scale and methods of industry. 1968 M. Pyke Food & Society ix. 122 Science will inevitably bring agriculture, as it has so far been understood, to an end, and cause ‘agribusiness’ to take its place. 1973 Times 8 Aug. 7/2 Farmers under economic policies are squeezed into agribusinesses. 1983 Sci. Amer. May 78/2 In modern agribusiness the pig is attractive because of its efficiency in converting feed into food. 1992 D. Morgan Rising in West iii. xiv. 246 Grape ranchers on the east side felt small compared with the giant..agribusinesses on the west side. 2005 N.Y. Times 4 Dec. (T: Style Mag.) 88/1 American heirloom breeds and crops..were plentiful before postwar agribusiness all but wiped them out. Compounds General attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > [adjective] > types of farming all-organic1917 subsistent1934 organic1942 agribusiness1957 dry-land farm1976 1957 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 31 July 11/7 The college will offer..a special two-year agri-business course. 1971 Nature 23 July 217/3 The interests of the consumer are no match for the powerful agribusiness lobby on Capitol Hill. 1981 W. J. Lewis in D. A. Norlund et al. Semiochemicals i. 7 Programs utilizing semiochemicals..do not lend themselves as readily to..implementation by our agribusiness systems as do conventional pesticides. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 14 Dec. 21/1 Some of the subjects (especially those on the basic international agribusiness course) seem far removed from the mud and smells of a conventional farm. 2008 Ecologist July 66/4 Organic farming lessens nitrogen, producing a higher-quality malt than agribusiness malts. Derivatives ˌagriˈbusinessman n. a man professionally engaged in (an) agribusiness. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > farming industries > one engaging in farming industry fieldsman1925 agrobusinessman1960 agribusinessman1961 1961 New Statesman 22 Dec. 956/3 If I were a real agri-businessman I would no doubt know the answer. 1966 Economist 26 Feb. 819/2 The farmer who has the ability to become an ‘agri-businessman’ may not be able to command the capital to finance the growth of his business. 1984 National Geographic Feb. 233/2 Agribusinessman Bill Ramsey oversees fields of cotton and barley. 2004 H. Fearnley-Whittingstall River Cottage Meat Bk. vi. 111 Rare-breed stock is the natural choice of enthusiasts aiming for quality, rather than agribusinessmen aiming for profit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1955
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