rationing

1. A regulated allocation of resources among possible users.

Notes

The U.S. government has engaged in rationing usually only under conditions of extreme shortage or economic hardship; certain resources were rationed, for example, during World War II .

Example Sentences

The charity National Energy Action said many people were already "rationing their energy use" or building up debt to try to keep warm.

From BBC

But he added: “What we successfully avoided, was an overall rationing - to say, 'people, according to these characteristics, aren’t going to be cared for'.”

From BBC

For some like Lorelei and her friends, rationing pills has been the only option and holding down a job has become too much as their original symptoms have returned.

From BBC

Sixty neighbourhoods in Quito have had their water supplies cut as part of rationing measures.

From BBC

Gasoline rationing was instituted: There was no lack of product from the oil fields, it was simply being torpedoed by U-boats, causing severe shortages along the East Coast.

From Salon

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