FOOD BANK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does food bank mean? 

• FOOD BANK (noun)
  The noun FOOD BANK has 1 sense:

1. a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need

  Familiarity information: FOOD BANK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOOD BANK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A place where food is contributed and made available to those in need

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Context example:

they set up a food bank for the flood victims

Hypernyms ("food bank" is a kind of...):

bank (a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies))