rationing

Meanings

Plural: rationings

Noun

• the act of rationing
  • "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"
• A ration.
• Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

Verb

• restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
• distribute in rations, as in the army
• present participle and gerund of ration

Synonyms

ration, ration out

Related Words

ration stamp