food stamp
noun
: a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food
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Visit a county public assistance office such as a SNAP/food stamps location.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
Help boost those food stamps for people like me on disability (benefits).
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Some had helped residents get benefits like day-care vouchers and food stamps.
—Laura C. Morel, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
Farmworkers lack overtime compensation, sick leave and holidays, and many do not have access to social benefits like Medicaid and food stamps.
—Alexis J. Handal, The Conversation, 15 July 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
Help boost those food stamps for people like me on disability (benefits).
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Some had helped residents get benefits like day-care vouchers and food stamps.
—Laura C. Morel, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
Farmworkers lack overtime compensation, sick leave and holidays, and many do not have access to social benefits like Medicaid and food stamps.
—Alexis J. Handal, The Conversation, 15 July 2024
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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