rationing

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Definition

Noun 1. A controlled distribution system: The official, often government-imposed, restriction of the supply of a commodity, typically during a shortage, with each person allowed only a fixed amount. - During the war, the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline.

Usage
  • Rationing is used as an uncountable noun to describe the system or practice itself.
  • It is commonly associated with periods of scarcity, such as wars, economic crises, or natural disasters.
  • It often collocates with verbs like , , , , and nouns like , , .
Examples
  • Wartime rationing continued for several years after the conflict ended.
  • The severe drought led to the rationing of water.
  • Rationing was necessary to ensure fair distribution of medical supplies.
Advanced Usage
  • To be on rationing: To be subject to a rationing system.
    • Butter and sugar were on rationing until 1954.
  • Rationing by price: An economic concept where distribution is controlled by market prices rather than government coupons, often contrasted with formal rationing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ration (noun): A fixed allowance of a commodity officially allocated to each person.
    • Each person received a weekly ration of bread.
  • Ration (verb): To allow each person to have only a fixed amount of something.
    • We had to ration our drinking water.
  • Rationed (adjective): Distributed or available only through a rationing system.
    • Petrol was a rationed commodity.
Synonyms
  • Allocation: The process or result of distributing resources.
  • Apportionment: The action or result of sharing something out.
  • Quota system: A system of limited quantities assigned to individuals or groups.
Antonyms
  • Abundance: A very large quantity of something.
  • Free market: An economic system with unrestricted buying and selling.
  • Surplus: An amount of something left over when requirements have been met.
Related Phrases
  • Ration book/card/coupon: The physical document granting the holder the right to purchase a rationed amount.
    • You needed a ration book to buy meat.
  • Lift rationing: To officially end the rationing system.
    • The government lifted rationing on most goods.
Noun
  1. the act of rationing
    • during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline

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