Dictionary

food bank en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A charitable nonprofit organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger.
   • Food banks are large warehouses or distribution centers that supply local storefronts known as food pantries, but also hand food directly to some individuals. They are a relatively recent feature of American life. 2020 April 8, Nicholas Kulish, “‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: Cars Line Up for Miles at Food Banks”, in New York Times:
   • Five Greater Anglia stations will become food bank collection points again until December 12, thanks to an initiative by ticket office clerk Michael King. 2022 November 16, “News in Brief: Help for food banks”, in RAIL, number 970, page 24:
2. A stock of food stored or set aside for use in the event of an emergency or shortage.

Forms

Deriveds

food banking

Relateds

food pantry · food closet

Translations (26)

cmn 食品銀行 /食品银行 (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · ru пищево́й банк (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · da fødevarebank (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · yue 食物賙濟庫 /食物赒济库 (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · pt banco alimentar (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · de Tafel (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · km ធនាគារអាហារ (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · ka სურსათის ბანკი (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · es banco de alimentos (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · yue 食物銀行 /食物银行 (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · pl bank żywności (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · kw alusenji (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · fr banque alimentaire (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · cmn 食物銀行 /食物银行 (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · ga banc bia (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · fi ruokapankki (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · nl voedselbank (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · it banco alimentare (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · nb matsentral (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · ca banc d'aliments (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · ms bank makanan (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · he בנק מזון (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · cmn 食物賙濟庫 /食物赒济库 (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · pt banco de alimentos (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · ka საკვების ბანკი (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry) · sv matbank (a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry)