Rationing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rationing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ration.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ration.
More Meanings
- A ration.
- Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.
Example Sentences
The drastic rationing of paper enforced by the paper control, has made it necessary for us to adapt ourselves to the altered conditions.
After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958.
Word Forms
- rationings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include supply, quota, rating, streamlining, codification, rationalizing.
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