Lunch Debt

Pronunciation: /lʌntʃ det/

Definitions of lunch debt

noun lunch debt - the amount of money owed for school lunches that have been provided but not yet paid for

Example Sentences

A1 She forgot to pay her lunch debt at school.

A2 The school cafeteria started a fundraiser to help students with lunch debt.

B1 The issue of lunch debt in schools has become a topic of debate among parents and educators.

B2 The school district implemented a new policy to address the growing lunch debt problem.

C1 The community came together to raise funds to eliminate all lunch debt in the district.

C2 The government announced a new initiative to provide free lunches for all students to prevent lunch debt from accumulating.

Examples of lunch debt in a Sentence

formal The school district implemented a new policy to address the issue of lunch debt among students.

informal I heard some parents are organizing a fundraiser to help pay off the lunch debt at the school.

slang I can't believe the school is still hassling kids over lunch debt, it's so unfair.

figurative The lunch debt hanging over their heads felt like a heavy burden on the students.

Grammatical Forms of lunch debt

• past tense: lunched
• plural: lunch debts
• comparative: more lunch debt
• superlative: most lunch debt
• present tense: owes lunch debt
• future tense: will have lunch debt
• perfect tense: has had lunch debt
• continuous tense: is owing lunch debt
• singular: lunch debt
• positive degree: lunch debt
• infinitive: to have lunch debt
• gerund: lunch debting
• participle: lunch debted

Origin and Evolution of lunch debt

First Known Use: 2000 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'lunch debt' originated in the United States in the context of school meal programs.

Evolution of the word: The term 'lunch debt' has evolved to refer to the unpaid balances that students accrue for school lunches, highlighting issues of food insecurity and access to nutritious meals in schools.