food bank

noun

variants or less commonly food pantry
: a usually nonprofit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need

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After the Community Recording Studio, the couple will make go Himmah, central England’s biggest food bank and Epic Partners, which offers sports, education and mentoring programs for disadvantaged young people. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The pet food bank is also seeing a decrease in donations as people struggle to feed their own pets. — Dawn White, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The production was shut down in Livingston, Montana last Saturday when locals complained about the production’s impact on the Livingston food bank and improper warnings about hazardous stunts. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Specific concerns included disruption to businesses, including the city’s only food bank, as well as lack of notice regarding some of the production’s more dangerous stunts. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for food bank

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of food bank was in 1971

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food bank

noun
: a usually nonprofit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need

called also food pantry

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