What is another word for share cropping?
Pronunciation: [ʃˈe͡ə kɹˈɒpɪŋ] (IPA) 
Share cropping, an agricultural practice that emerged in the United States in the late 19th century, has numerous synonyms that are used across different regions and contexts. This type of farming involves two or more individuals who share a piece of land and agree to divide the crop yield among themselves. Some of the synonyms for sharecropping are tenant farming, sharefarming, metayage, and parcenary. The term "tenant farming" is commonly used in the UK, "parcenary" is used in France, and "metayage" is a term used in French-speaking regions of Africa. These terms carry different connotations and imply different relationships between landowners and farmers, but they all describe a practice that has been pivotal in shaping the economies of many rural communities.
