food stamp

English

Noun

food stamp (plural food stamps)

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

Synonyms

Related terms

revenue stamp

Translations

stamp or similar issued to be exchanged for food, or other essential provisions

Chinese:
Mandarin: 食品券 (shípǐnquàn), (as used for a time in the PRC) 糧票 (zh), 粮票 (zh) (liángpiào)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ruokakuponki, elintarvikekortti

French: ticket de rationnement m
German: Essensmarke (de) f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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