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Definitions of ration in various dictionaries:
noun - the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
noun - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
verb - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
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| allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity). |
| a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime. |
| distribute in rations, as in the army |
| the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) |
| restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war |
| a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) |
| Food issued or available to members of a group. |
| A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity. |
| To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime. |
| To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar. See Synonyms at distribute. |
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Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is one's allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people experience some of them in daily life without realizing it.Rationing is often done to keep price below the equilibrium (market-clearing) price determined by the process of supply and demand in an unfettered market. Thus, rationing can be complementary to price controls. An example of rationing in the face of rising prices took place in the various countries where there was rationing of gasoline during the 1973 energy crisis. * A reason for setting the price lower than would clear the market may be that there is a shortage, which would drive the market price very high. High prices, especially in the case of necessities, are undesirable with regard t |
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