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offer versus serve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
of-fer- ver-sus serve
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The option given to children to refuse up to two items offered as part of a federally subsidized school lunch or breakfast without the meal-service operation losing the federal reimbursement for the meal.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

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What does offer versus serve mean?
The option given to children to refuse up to two items offered as part of a federally subsidized school lunch or breakfast without the meal-service operation losing the federal reimbursement for the meal.

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