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Definition
verb: to restrict the amount of something each person can have — such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage, or when more is wanted than is available
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noun: a fixed portion of something that is given as a person's share — such as goods of which there is a shortage, or food for soldiers in the field
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noun: a fixed portion of something that is given as a person's share — such as goods of which there is a shortage, or food for soldiers in the field
- He rationed the booze at first, but soon he was getting through quite a pile of it.p. 343.1
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