Sharecropping, a system of farming in which a tenant farmer is allowed to use a piece of land in exchange for a share of the crops produced, can be described using various synonyms. One such synonym for sharecropping is tenant farming, which involves a similar arrangement where the farmer leases land from the owner and pays rent with a portion of the crops harvested. Another synonym for sharecropping is agrarian peonage, which refers to a situation where farmers are bound to a particular landlord or landowner through a debt they cannot repay and must work the land to pay off their debt. Lastly, the term crop lien system can also be used to describe sharecropping, where the landlord provides the necessary supplies to the farmer to grow crops and takes a share of the produce as payment.