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rationing

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 SH AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R AE1 SH N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: R EY1 SH AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A ration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of ration

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of rationing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: rationering — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Dutch: rantsoenering — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Finnish: säännöstely — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • French: rationnement — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • German: Rationierung — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Gujarati: ફાળવણી (phāḷvaṇī) — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Gujarati: માપબંધી (māpbandhī) — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Italian: razionamento — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rasjonering — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rasjonering — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Polish: racjonowanie — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Polish: reglamentacja — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Russian: норми́рование (normírovanije) — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Spanish: racionamento — controlled distribution of scarce resources
  • Swedish: ransonering — controlled distribution of scarce resources