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Definition rationing in American English

rationing noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈræʃ(ə)nɪŋ/
1

the system of allowing people to have only a particular amount of something such as food or gas when there is not much available

Example

Rationing continued for several years after the war.

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Definition rationing in American English