rationing

ra·tion  (rshn, rshn)

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. To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar. See Synonyms at distribute.

3. To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime.

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[French, from Latin rati, ratin-, calculation; see ratio.]

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.

Translations

rationing [ˈræʃnɪŋ] N → racionamiento m

rationing [ˈræʃ^ənɪŋ] n → rationnement m
rat pack n (British) → journalistes mpl de la presse à sensation
rat poison n → mort-aux-rats f inv
rat race n → foire f d'empoigne

rationing

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

rationing [ˈræʃnɪŋ] n → razionamento