rationing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rationing*:
NOUN	act	rationing	the act of rationing

rationing > pronunciation
Sounds	rae'shahnihng; rae'shnihng; rey'shahnihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *rationing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of rationing.
Example	"during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"
Broader	allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation	The act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning
Spanish	administración, dosificación, graduación, racionamiento
Catalan	administració, dosificació, racionament
Verbs	ration	restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war

HyperDic: rationing