Synonyms

foodstuff

American

[food-stuhf] / ˈfudˌstʌf /

noun

a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.

foodstuff British

/ ˈfuːdˌstʌf /

noun

any material, substance, etc, that can be used as food

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Etymology

Origin of foodstuff

First recorded in 1870–75; food + stuff

Example Sentences

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But in 2017, New Zealand’s two supermarket chains, Woolworths and Foodstuff, said they would not accept colony farmed eggs from 2025 and 2027 respectively, citing animal welfare concerns.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Viktória Klimentová, 28, is a Manchester-based food courier employed by food delivery platform Foodstuff.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022

Foodstuff: Queens is a center of diversity, and LIC reflects the immigrant story with a culinary map covered in pins.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2019

Foodstuff is being grown in the once overgrown walled garden, more and more people are joining locals to once again walk through the estate.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2016

Foodstuff was the last but not least of this donation.

From Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

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