food allowance; meal subsidy; board allowance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
food allowance; money earmarked for non-staple food purchases (esp. in institutions or organizations)
formalRefers specifically to funds allocated by government agencies, companies, or other organizations for purchasing vegetables, meat, and other non-staple food items, often as part of employee benefits.
Jī机
guān关
shí食
táng堂
měi每
yuè月
de的
cài菜
jīn金
dōu都
àn按
shí时
fā发
fàng放
。
The cafeteria's monthly food allowance is distributed on schedule.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
cài菜
jīn金
zhǐ只
néng能
yòng用
yú于
gòu购
mǎi买
fù副
shí食
pǐn品
，
bù不
néng能
nuó挪
zuò作
tā他
yòng用
。
This food allowance can only be used to buy non-staple food items and cannot be diverted to other uses.
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Suí随
zhe着
wù物
jià价
shàng上
zhǎng涨
，
dān单
wèi位
de的
cài菜
jīn金
biāo标
zhǔn准
yě也
xiāng相
yīng应
tí提
gāo高
le了
。
As prices have risen, the organization's food allowance standard has been increased accordingly.