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Food vs fuel — is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production in detriment of the food supply on a global scale. The food vs. fuel or food or fuel debate is internationally controversial, with good and valid arguments… … Wikipedia
food stamp — UK / US or food coupon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms food stamp : singular food stamp plural food stamps American a small piece of paper that is used to buy food, given to poor people by the US government • See: food coupon … English dictionary
food stamp — ➔ stamp1 * * * food stamp UK US noun [C] US GOVERNMENT ► a small paper that is given by the US government to poor people and that can be used to buy food: »More than 200,000 retailers are authorized to accept food stamps for groceries … Financial and business terms
food stamp — food ,stamp or food ,coupon noun count AMERICAN a small piece of paper that is used to buy food, given to poor people by the U.S. government: go on food stamps (=receive them from the government): When my father lost his job, we had to go on food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
food stamp — also food coupon n an official piece of paper that the US government gives to poor people so they can buy food … Dictionary of contemporary English
food stamp — noun a government issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food • Hypernyms: ↑tender, ↑legal tender, ↑stamp * * * noun : a government issued stamp that is sold at little cost or given to low income persons and is redeemable for food * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Food Stamp Program — The US Food Stamp Program is a federal assistance program that provides food to low and no income people living in the United States. Benefits are distributed by the individual states, but the program is administered through the U.S. Department… … Wikipedia
Food bank — Volunteers pass out food items from a Feeding America food bank A food bank or foodbank is a non profit, charitable organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed the hungry. The largest sources… … Wikipedia
food stamp — noun (C) an official piece of paper that the US government gives to poor people so they can buy food … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Food miles — is a term which refers to the distance food is transported from the time of its production until it reaches the consumer. It is one dimension used in assessing the environmental impact of food. The concept of food miles originated in 1990 in the… … Wikipedia
