food stamp

[ food stamp ]

noun

1. any of the coupons formerly sold or given under a federal program to low-income Americans and redeemable for food, as at grocery stores or markets: replaced by electronically deposited benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Word History and Origins

Origin of food stamp¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

What’s more, some counties that have seen large upticks in food stamp usage in recent years continue to vote for him, despite his attempts to shrink that program and others that people in these places rely on.

From Salon

Welfare agencies were swamped with requests for emergency cash assistance and food stamp applications while the municipal civil service was hit with illness, death and a wave of early retirements.

From Salon

According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, Alaska had a 57% payment error rate for administering food stamp benefits — a percentage that is more than five times the U.S. average of 11.5%.

From Salon

Lael Harrison, representing the Alaska Department of Health, argued that a court order urging the DOH to speed up food stamp distribution would be pointless.

From Salon

The recent food stamp backlog case was delayed for a year and a half because the court granted the state several stays to allow it to remedy the issues, according to the Alaska Beacon.

From Salon