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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A stock of food stored or set aside for use in the event of an emergency or shortage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they set up a food bank for the flood victims
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Broader terms: bank
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
banc d'aliments
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Chinese Cantonese:
食物銀行 /食物银行
(sik6 mat6 ngan4 hong4)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Chinese Cantonese:
食物賙濟庫 /食物赒济库
(sik6 mat6 zau1 zai3 fu3)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Chinese Mandarin:
食物銀行 /食物银行
(shíwù yínháng)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Chinese Mandarin:
食物賙濟庫 /食物赒济库
(shíwù zhōujìkù)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Chinese Mandarin:
食品銀行 /食品银行
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Cornish:
alusenji
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Danish:
fødevarebank
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Dutch:
voedselbank
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Finnish:
ruokapankki
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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French:
banque alimentaire
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Georgian:
საკვების ბანკი
(saḳvebis banḳi)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Georgian:
სურსათის ბანკი
(sursatis banḳi)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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German:
Tafel
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Hebrew:
בנק מזון
(bank mazón)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Irish:
banc bia
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Italian:
banco alimentare
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Khmer:
ធនាគារអាហារ
(thĕəʼniəkiə ʼaahaa)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Malay:
bank makanan
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Norwegian Bokmål:
matsentral
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Polish:
bank żywności
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Portuguese:
banco alimentar
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Portuguese:
banco de alimentos
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Russian:
пищево́й банк
(piščevój bank)
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Spanish:
banco de alimentos
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
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Swedish:
matbank
— a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry
