food stamp
Government nutrition coupon
A food stamp is a government-issued coupon or voucher that low-income households can exchange for food at grocery stores.
The term persists in American speech even though physical stamps were replaced by electronic benefit cards in the 1990s: She's on food stamps.
The official U.S. program is now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), but food stamps remains the common term.
Federal nutrition assistance
- EBTDigital welfare disbursement system
- WICMaternal nutrition program
- TANFFederal cash assistance program
- USDAFederal agriculture bureau
public assistance · welfare · means-tested · Section 8 · Medicaid · Medicare · federal aid · social services
Digital welfare payment method
- couponCertificate for reduced price
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- certificateFormal written attestation
- scripClaim certificate for shares
redeemable · electronic transfer · card swipe · balance · transaction
Advantage or gain
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- allocationDistribution of shares
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
grant · aid · support · relief · handout · safety net · supplement · monthly benefit
Need for nourishment
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
working poor · unemployment · homelessness · inequality · scarcity · struggle · survival · disadvantage
Self-service food retailer
- grocery storeFood and supplies retailer
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- produceMake or manufacture
- breadLeavened flour product
meat · dairy · canned goods · checkout · shopping cart · meal planning · pantry
SNAP
Federal nutrition assistance
- EBTDigital welfare disbursement system
- WICMaternal nutrition program
- TANFFederal cash assistance program
USDA · public assistance · welfare · means-tested · Section 8 · Medicaid · Medicare · federal aid · social services · eligibility
EBT card
Digital welfare payment method
- couponCertificate for reduced price
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- certificateFormal written attestation
scrip · redeemable · electronic transfer · card swipe · balance · transaction
benefit
Advantage or gain
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- allocationDistribution of shares
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
subsidy · grant · aid · support · relief · handout · safety net · supplement · monthly benefit · income support
hunger
Need for nourishment
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
low-income · working poor · unemployment · homelessness · inequality · scarcity · struggle · survival · disadvantage · need
supermarket
Self-service food retailer
- grocery storeFood and supplies retailer
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- produceMake or manufacture
bread · meat · dairy · canned goods · checkout · shopping cart · meal planning · pantry
food stampcash
Ready spending funds
disposable income · salary · paycheck · credit card · wages
food stampwealth
Abundance of valuable resources
affluence · prosperity · luxury · financial security · abundance
food stamptax payment
Funds sent to government
self-sufficiency · financial independence · tax burden · philanthropy · charitable giving
food, stamp, stamped, foods, seafood, stamps, stamping, foodie, junk food