food stamp

[food stamp]

noun

1. any of the coupons formerly sold or given under a federal program to low-income Americans and redeemable for food, as at grocery stores or markets: replaced by electronically deposited benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Word History and Origins

Origin of food stamp¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

“People think that cutting Medi-Cal, cutting food stamps or whatever isn’t going to affect that many people,” Cassandra said.

From Los Angeles Times

The fraudulent app available for download on the Apple App Store is called “Ebt edge - food stamps” which bears a similar name to the real state-sponsored mobile application “ebtEDGE,” officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

When they use programs like welfare or food stamps, they see it as temporary and justified.

From Salon

The “survival of the fittest” agenda permeates the cutbacks in food stamps, housing and heating assistance, which are based on beliefs about the “undeserving poor” — those who are supposedly lazy, or unmotivated, or greedy.

From Los Angeles Times

By 1981-82, the U.S. economy plunged into recession, as the new Reagan administration was cutting social services, including Medicaid, food stamps, Aid for Families with Dependent Children and other programs.

From Los Angeles Times