food bank
noun
food bank is a noun meaning “A charitable nonprofit organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies to those who have difficulty purchasing enough…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-O-D-B-A-N-K. The plural of food bank is food banks.
What does food bank mean?
noun
- 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.
- 2
A stock of food stored or set aside for use in the event of an emergency or shortage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce food bank?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-food_bank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of food bank
- food banks plural
- foodbank
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with food bank
Also written: foodbank (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Food bank in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to feed the hungry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | banque alimentaire |
| German | Tafel |
| Portuguese | banco alimentar, banco de alimentos |
| Spanish | banco de alimentos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.