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— E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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Dictionary Entry

food stamp

Part of Speechnoun

A stamp or similar paper document (e.g. coupon) issued to be exchanged in shops or storage facilities for food, or (by extension) for other essential provisions, notably in a rationing system or as a non-financial form of welfare benefit.

In a Sentence

“The authorities claim they turned from unemployment checks to food stamps to avoid alcoholists wasting their families' allowances in pubs”

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Synonyms

ration cardration stamp

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Related Words

trading stampstamppostage stampposter stampfiscal stampclinical stampbook stampstock sheet

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