rationing

English Thesaurus

1. the act of rationing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling,
definition	:	the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan (noun.act)

derivation	:	ration,
definition	:	restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war (verb.possession)

derivation	:	ration,
definition	:	restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war (verb.possession)