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

Those benefits were put at risk during the shutdown as funding for the federal program commonly called food stamps was caught up in legal disputes.

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The shutdown, which began on 1 October, has left a million federal workers unpaid, halted food stamps for low-income Americans, and delayed air travel for flyers ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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The last few weeks have been particularly hurtful, she said, when she sees commenters on social media deriding food stamp recipients as “lazy.”

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SNAP, a program formerly known as food stamps, helps millions of poor and disabled people buy food.

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District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island ordered the full food stamp payout by the end of the week.

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