rationing

ra·tion

 (răsh′ən, rā′shən)

n.

1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.

2. rations Food issued or available to members of a group.

tr.v. ra·tioned, ra·tion·ing, ra·tions

1. To supply with rations.

2.

a. To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar.

b. To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime: ration gasoline. See Synonyms at distribute.

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[French, from Latin ratiō, ratiōn-, calculation; see ratio.]

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rationing

(ˈræʃənɪŋ)

n

(Social Welfare) the process of restricting consumption of certain commodities

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

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rationing

noun restriction, control, regulation, limitation The municipal authorities here are preparing for food rationing.

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Translations

razionamento

rationing

[ˈræʃnɪŋ] N → racionamiento m

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rationing

[ˈræʃ^ənɪŋ] n → rationnement mrat pack n (British) → journalistes mpl de la presse à sensationrat poison n → mort-aux-rats f invrat race n → foire f d'empoigne

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rationing

n (of goods, food) → Rationierung f; (by state, government also) → Bewirtschaftung f

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rationing

[ˈræʃnɪŋ] n → razionamento

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