gold farm

verb

To participate in gold farming; to farm/grind for in-game currency (gold in many games) and items in massively multiplayer online games for for-profit resale outside of the game.

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Meanings

verbgold farm (third-person singular simple present gold farms, present participle gold farming, simple past and past participle gold farmed)

present singular third person gold farms · participle present gold farming · participle past gold farmed · past gold farmed

  1. InternetraregamesTo participate in gold farming; to farm/grind for in-game currency (gold in many games) and items in massively multiplayer online games for for-profit resale outside of the game.

Origin

Back-formation from gold farming.

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APA

gold farm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20farm

MLA

“gold farm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20farm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold farm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20farm.

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