Look up: rationing

1. rationing
   [n] - the act of rationing
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2. rationing
   Restricted allowance of provisions or other supplies in time of war or shortage. Food rationing was introduced in Germany and Britain during World War I. During World War II food rationing,...
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3. rationing
   noun the act of rationing; `during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline`
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4. rationing
   government policy consisting of the planned and restrictive allocation of scarce resources and consumer goods, usually practiced during times of ... [2 related articles]
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5. rationing
   rationing, allotment of scarce supplies, usually by governmental decree, to provide equitable distribution. It may be employed also to conserve economic resources and to reinforce price and production controls. Originally used in community emergencies and in distributing supplies to sailors, rationi...
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6. rationing
   Click images to enlargeRestricted allowance of provisions or other supplies in time of war or shortage. Food rationing was introduced in Germany and Britain during World War I. During World War II food rationing, organized by the government, began in Britain in 1940. Each person was issued with a ration book of coupons. B...
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7. Rationing
   `Rationing` is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one`s allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time. In economics : In economics, rationing is an artificial restriction of...
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