food stamp

noun

: a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food

Examples of food stamp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Households can receive their SNAP benefits through their Electronic Benefits Transfer card, which replaced physical food stamps in 2004, Bhatti said. The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024 Growing up in rural Buffalo on food stamps, Langheier possesses a keen and authentic appreciation of food insecurity. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Children living in a household receiving food stamps qualify for free or reduced school lunches, but often cannot access those meals when school is out. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2024 Thursdays bring guidance on Medicaid and food stamps. The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024 Thao Nguyen Two people have been charged for running a food stamp fraud scheme out of a New York bodega, where the pair trafficked and stole millions of dollars in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024 More:Some Kentucky families to see $40 bump in food stamp benefits this summer The high for Thursday is expected to be 34 degrees, with the weather service predicting temps will drop into the low 20s in the evening. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2024 More:Federal pandemic benefits for food stamps are ending. Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 The new program — known as Summer Electronics Benefits Transfer, or Summer EBT — will give families $40 each summer month per eligible child to buy groceries, similar to supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, formerly known as food stamps. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of food stamp was in 1939

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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

food stamp

noun
: a coupon issued by the government that is given to poor people to be exchanged for food
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