food stamp
noun
: a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food
Examples of food stamp in a Sentence
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Yet, other writers also remind us of some not-so-welcome, all-time national highs: drug overdoses, homelessness, food stamp dependence, inflation, and national debt.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024
An Atlanta meat market owner tried defrauding the U.S. government in a $10 million food stamp scheme, then fled the country to avoid prosecution, federal officials said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The researchers used a metric called the supplemental poverty measure, which considers both income and noncash support like food stamps, as well as the local cost of living.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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Meat market owner fled US over $10M food stamp fraud, feds say.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Elderly individuals may also be eligible for the state’s Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), which is a condensed version of the food stamp program, according to NCDHHS.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Less than two months later, in late January, one of the lawmakers who attended, Rep. Wade Williams, R-Earlington, introduced a bill that would stiffen eligibility requirements for Kentucky’s food stamps program, a policy priority for the Foundation for Government Accountability.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
This is the party that invented work requirements for food stamps.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The administration made the formula for food stamps more generous, leading to the biggest increase in benefits in the program’s history.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024
An Atlanta meat market owner tried defrauding the U.S. government in a $10 million food stamp scheme, then fled the country to avoid prosecution, federal officials said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
The researchers used a metric called the supplemental poverty measure, which considers both income and noncash support like food stamps, as well as the local cost of living.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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March 22, 2024 5:57 PM
Read Next
National
Meat market owner fled US over $10M food stamp fraud, feds say.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Elderly individuals may also be eligible for the state’s Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), which is a condensed version of the food stamp program, according to NCDHHS.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Less than two months later, in late January, one of the lawmakers who attended, Rep. Wade Williams, R-Earlington, introduced a bill that would stiffen eligibility requirements for Kentucky’s food stamps program, a policy priority for the Foundation for Government Accountability.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Mar. 2024
This is the party that invented work requirements for food stamps.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The administration made the formula for food stamps more generous, leading to the biggest increase in benefits in the program’s history.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
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food stamp
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: a coupon issued by the government that is given to poor people to be exchanged for food
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