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

Recent Examples on the Web

The president’s party almost always loses ground in midterms, but Trump’s policies in the past two years — from tariffs, cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, as well as Iran — offered few promising angles for reversing that curse. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Immigrant deportations have threatened the agricultural labor force, and cuts to foreign aid and SNAP food stamps hurt the market for agricultural products. — Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Stable hands qualified for food stamps; one squire was reportedly living in his car. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Vance also took a startlingly different tone this week toward the food stamp program itself. — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for food stamp

• decamp
• encamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp

Kids Definition

food stamp

noun

: a government benefit that is provided at little or no cost to people with low incomes and can be used to buy food