Meaning of food stamp | Babel Free

Definitions

A stamp or similar paper document (e.g. coupon) issued to be exchanged in shops or storage facilities for food, or (by extension) for other essential provisions, notably in a rationing system or as a non-financial form of welfare benefit.

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“The authorities claim⟳ they turned from unemployment checks to food stamps to avoid⟳ alcoholics wasting their families' allowances in pubs.”

“The bill extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and includes new spending for border⟳ security and the military. Republicans aimed to offset these costs with cuts to programmmes^([sic]) such as Medicaid, food stamps and green-energy tax credits.”

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