Rationing is the system of limiting the amount of food, water, petrol, or other necessary substances that each person is allowed to have or buy when there is not enough of them.
The municipal authorities here are preparing for food rationing.
Synonyms: restriction, control, regulation, limitation More Synonyms of rationing
rationing in British English
(ˈræʃənɪŋ)
noun
the process of restricting consumption of certain commodities
The municipal authorities here are preparing for food rationing.
Examples of 'rationing' in a sentence
rationing
`It was Mother's idea, when petrol rationing first came in, to see what we'd got in the coach house.
Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE (2002)
Rather more quickly than I'm learning to cope with petrol rationing.
Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE (2002)
The rationing 's bad enough without that, what with Salazar selling everything to Jerry.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
In other languages
rationing
British English: rationing NOUN
Rationing is the system of limiting the amount of food, water, petrol, or other necessary substances that each person is allowed to have or buy when there is not enough of them.
The municipal authorities here are preparing for food rationing.
American English: rationing
Brazilian Portuguese: racionamento
Chinese: 配给制
European Spanish: racionamiento
French: rationnement
German: Rationierung
Italian: razionamento
Japanese: 配給
Korean: 배급제
European Portuguese: racionamento
Latin American Spanish: racionamiento
(noun)
The municipal authorities here are preparing for food rationing.
Synonyms
restriction
the relaxation of travel restrictions
control
There are to be tighter controls on land speculation.
regulation
They also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries.
limitation
There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of control
Definition
a curb or check
There are to be tighter controls on land speculation.
Synonyms
restraint,
check,
regulation,
brake,
limitation,
curb
in the sense of limitation
Definition
a restriction or controlling of quantity, quality, or achievement
There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
Synonyms
restriction,
control,
check,
block,
curb,
restraint,
constraint,
obstruction,
impediment
in the sense of regulation
Definition
the act of regulating
They also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries.