Definitions for Rationing
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1. rationingnoun

   the act of rationing

   "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

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1. rationingnoun

   A ration.

2. rationingnoun

   Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

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1. Rationing

   Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, 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, although rationing by price is most prevalent.: 8–12 Rationing is often done to keep price below the 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 to those who cannot afford them. Traditionalist economists argue, however, that high prices act to reduce waste of the scarce resource while also providing incentive to produce more. Rationing using ration stamps is only one kind of non-price rationing. For example, scarce products can be rationed using queues. This is seen, for example, at amusement parks, where one pays a price to get in and then need not pay any price to go on the rides. Similarly, in the absence of road pricing, access to roads is rationed in a first come, first served queueing process, leading to congestion. Authorities which introduce rationing often have to deal with the rationed goods being sold illegally on the black market. Despite the fact that rationing systems are sometimes necessary as the only viable option for societies facing severe consumer goods shortages, they are usually extremely unpopular with the general public, as they enforce limits on individual consumption.

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1. rationing

   Rationing is a system or practice of controlling the distribution or consumption of resources, typically during shortages. It involves limiting the availability of a certain item or resource and determining who can receive or purchase it based on certain criteria. This is often implemented during wartime, in response to natural disasters, or during economic crises when resources become scarce.

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1. Rationing

   Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time.

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Anagrams for Rationing »

1. arointing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rationing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rationing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Rationing in a Sentence

1. Kameshwar Kumar:

   We admitted him wherever we found a bed. It was a nursing home but wasn’t functioning like one. Patients were getting their own oxygen, the hospital was rationing its oxygen supply to patients and my brother was sinking so we were forced to rush him to another hospital but he didn’t make it.

2. Yan Qin:

   The power rationing will inevitably hurt the economy.

3. Arthur Caplan:

   The revelation that rationing occurs in the healthcare system is shocking only because most people never faced it, if you didn't have insurance, if you were homeless, you were rationed. It always has been sadly true, it just doesn't get anybody's attention.

4. Nelly Moreno:

   There was a six-hour blackout on the day the minister said that rationing was suspended!

5. The IEA chief:

   Europe is already in natural gas rationing mode.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rationing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing
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5. ^ Wikidata
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