单词	rationing
释义	rationingra‧tion‧ing /ˈræʃənɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Among other privations, energy rationing had been introduced for the first time in the capital, Havana, in mid-April. I did a good trade, but I gave it all up when rationing came in. If credit rationing has been in force, then a relaxation of controls will increase borrowing and spending. It was just a brief spell of ownership; the war meant petrol rationing. She came to the throne after a decade of war and rationing. The first supermarket appeared in 1955, with the end of wartime rationing. The method was harsh, but brought a 17 percent drop in retail prices and an end to formal rationing. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► fuel/clothes/food etc rationing  News of bread rationing created panic buying. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► credit · To avoid this, credit rationing would have to extend to all institutions.· If credit rationing has been in force, then a relaxation of controls will increase borrowing and spending.· They may thus find ways to get round the controls. Credit rationing stifles competition between banks.· Bring back credit rationing, leading to mortgage queues.· In other words, how many people were constrained by credit rationing?· There are three potential advantages of credit rationing: It allows interest rates to be kept lower. when the amount of food, petrol etc that people are allowed to have is limited by the governmentfuel/clothes/food etc rationing News of bread rationing created panic buying.
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