food stamp

food stamp
noun
a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food
• Hypernyms: ↑tender, ↑legal tender, ↑stamp

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

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any of the coupons sold or given under a federal program to eligible needy persons and redeemable for food at designated grocery stores or markets. Also called food coupon.
[1935-40]

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food stamp UK US noun [countable] [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
Thesaurus: vouchers, coupons, labels and receiptshyponym
Variant: food coupon

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food stamp,
a stamp to buy food with, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, usually in return for some payment, to people without enough money to maintain the minimum standard of living set by the U.S. government.

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n. a voucher issued by the government to those on low income, exchangeable for food

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noun, pl ⋯ stamps [count]
US : a small document that is given by the government to poor people and that can be used to buy food

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ˈfood stamp [food stamp] noun (US)
a piece of paper that is given by the government to poor people, for them to buy food with

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