food bank
Noun: A charitable organization or location that collects, stores, and distributes donated food to people who cannot afford to buy enough to eat. It serves as a community resource to address food insecurity.
A "food bank" is a specific type of non-profit organization. It is typically used as a countable noun. * The primary function of a food bank is to distribute food to those in need. * You can volunteer at, donate to, or receive food from a food bank.
- During the economic crisis, the local food bank saw a significant increase in the number of families seeking assistance.
- Many supermarkets have collection bins where customers can donate items for the food bank.
- She relies on the community food bank to help feed her children at the end of each month.
- Conceptual Use: The term can be used more broadly to discuss the system or concept of charitable food distribution.
- The study examined the role of the food bank network in the national social safety net.
- As a Modifier: "Food bank" can function as a noun modifier in compound terms.
- She coordinates the food bank deliveries every Tuesday.
- They organized a food bank drive at the school.
- Food pantry (n.): Often used interchangeably with "food bank," though a pantry is usually a smaller, local distribution site that may receive food from a larger central food bank.
- Soup kitchen (n.): A place where free hot meals are prepared and served to those in need, which is a different model from a food bank that distributes groceries.
- Food insecurity (n.): The state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food; this is the condition food banks aim to alleviate.
- Food distribution center
- Food charity
- Emergency food provider
(While "food bank" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is central to common phrases describing related actions.) * To run a food bank: To operate or manage a food bank. * The church has been running a food bank for over twenty years. * To stock the food bank: To supply the food bank with donations. * Our annual fundraiser is crucial to stock the food bank for the winter.
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a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need
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they set up a food bank for the flood victims
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