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food bank
noun
variants
or less commonly food pantry
: a usually non-profit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need
Examples of food bank in a Sentence
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So many did door drops to neighbors or food banks, and first responders.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
His pitches for local food banks have been a concert staple ever since.
—Diane Winston, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
Feeding San Diego seeks volunteer drivers Feeding San Diego, a nonprofit Feeding America partner food bank that provides hunger-relief and food rescue, needs volunteer drivers to pick up food from grocery stores and other food donors and deliver it to nearly 200 partner organizations.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Best of all, Publix teams up with Feeding America food banks to contribute just-past-date produce, rotisserie chickens, and other items to neighbors in need.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 22 May 2024
Brown said that food banks like St. Mary's can only do so much to keep acquiring enough food to feed families.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Other nonprofits like food banks, fatherhood development programs, and domestic violence shelters could still receive grant money under the new federal guidelines, according to the Missouri Department of Social Services.
—Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
Carriers pick up food donations along their route and then USPS donates it to local food banks.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
Brown said the effects of rising inflation are being felt by the food bank itself as well.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
food bank
noun
: a usually nonprofit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need
called also food pantry
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