rationing
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rationing
verb
- present participle and gerund of ration
noun rationings
- A ration.
- Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime. The drastic rationing of paper enforced by the paper control, has made it necessary for us to adapt ourselves to the altered conditions.
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Closest in meaning: ration out, supply, quota, rating, streamlining, codification, rationalizing, rationalization, legalizing, distribution, allotment, meting, portioning, allocation, apportionment, restriction
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noun controlled distribution of scarce resources
| Español | racionamiento |
|---|---|
| Français | rationnement |
| Deutsch | Rationierung |
| Italiano | razionamento |
| Русский | норми́рование normírovanije |
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