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# foodstuff

«foodstuff» in Mova's school dictionary: **Any substance used as food: bread, rice, meat, milk and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a foodstuff, foodstuffs) — (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Any substance used as food: bread, rice, meat, milk and so on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science, geography, food labels and news: «basic foodstuffs», «imported foodstuffs». Everyday word: «food». Geography lessons talk about countries trading foodstuffs.

### examples

- Rice is a basic foodstuff in many countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#x1)
- The shop sells foodstuffs from around the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#x2)
- Wheat is an important foodstuff. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#x3)
- Prices of foodstuffs went up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#x4)
- Keep foodstuffs away from cleaning products. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#x5)
- The ship carried foodstuffs to the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/#x6)

### note

Formal; usually plural «foodstuffs». One word, no space. Safety: store foodstuffs separately from chemicals.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «foodstuff» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foodstuff/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.