Rationing can be categorized as a verb and a noun.
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| ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" | ||
| ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" | ||
Noun |
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| rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline" |
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| 1. | noun | During the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline. | |
| 2. | noun | A recent report by a journalist from Port Blair, in the Andamans, quoted an unnamed official saying that foreigners from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have permanently settled in the islands, using fake Indian ration cards, while citizens of Thailand, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have migrated temporarily to plunder the natural resources and leave. | |
| 3. | noun | We have used our ration of coal for the week. | |
| 4. | verb | Supplies of food were low and we had to ration out the little that was left. | |
| 5. | verb | We need to ration water and food. | |
| 6. | verb | We'll have to ration the fresh water. |
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| During the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline. |
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| A recent report by a journalist from Port Blair, in the Andamans, quoted an unnamed official saying that foreigners from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have permanently settled in the islands, using fake Indian ration cards, while citizens of Thailand, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have migrated temporarily to plunder the natural resources and leave. |
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| We have used our ration of coal for the week. | |
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| Supplies of food were low and we had to ration out the little that was left. | |
| We need to ration water and food. | |
| We'll have to ration the fresh water. | |