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food bank
noun
- an agency, group, or center that collects food and distributes it to people experiencing food insecurity.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of food bank1
First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences
He has close ties with the city political establishment and serves more than 200 needy families a week through his food bank.
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It could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank.
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She is a strong supporter of Partners in Health, Share Our Strength, and The Greater Boston Food Bank.
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And so, to survive, she started showing up at the Amarillo Resource Center food bank, in the windswept Texas Panhandle.
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And those were $500 sneakers she sported at a food-bank event.
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