food stamp
A stamp or similar paper document issued to be exchanged in shops or storage…A stamp or similar paper document (e.g. coupon) issued to be exchanged in shops or storage facilities for food, or (by extension) for other essential provisions, notably in a rationing system or as a non-financial form of welfare benefit.
» I receive food stamps.
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1 sensesA stamp or similar paper document (e.g. coupon) issued to be exchanged in shops or storage facilities for food, or (by extension) for other essential provisions, notably in a rationing system or as a non-financial form of welfare benefit.
The authorities claim they turned from unemployment checks to food stamps to avoid alcoholics wasting their families' allowances in pubs.
Essensmarke
- a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food
Examples
5 sentencesI receive food stamps.
Sami is living on food stamps.
That poor family survives on food stamps.
ruЭта бедная семья выживает за счёт продовольственных талонов. — amanshi
deDie arme Familie überlebt mit Hilfe von Lebensmittelmarken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
People survived with food stamps handed out by the authorities.
Koum's family had to rely on food stamps after emigrating from Ukraine to the United States.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: food stamps| Singular | food stamp |
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