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rationing rationing definition

rationing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ration 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ration 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ration 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ration 
 
  2  senses  of  ration 
 
  Sense  1 
  ration 
  =>  restrict,  limit 
 
  Sense  2 
  ration,  ration  out 
  =>  allocate,  apportion 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ration 
 
  ration  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ration 
 
  Sense  1 
  ration 
  =>  restrict,  limit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ration,  ration  out 
  =>  allocate,  apportion 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  rationing 
  rationing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rationing 
 
  The  noun  rationing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  rationing  --  (the  act  of  rationing;  "during  the  war  the  government  imposed  rationing  of  food  and  gasoline") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ration 
 
  The  verb  ration  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ration  --  (restrict  the  consumption  of  a  relatively  scarce  commodity,  as  during  war;  "Bread  was  rationed  during  the  siege  of  the  city") 
  2.  ration,  ration  out  --  (distribute  in  rations,  as  in  the  army;  "Cigarettes  are  rationed") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rationing 
 
  The  noun  rationing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  rationing  --  (the  act  of  rationing;  "during  the  war  the  government  imposed  rationing  of  food  and  gasoline") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ration 
 
  The  verb  ration  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ration  --  (restrict  the  consumption  of  a  relatively  scarce  commodity,  as  during  war;  "Bread  was  rationed  during  the  siege  of  the  city") 
  2.  ration,  ration  out  --  (distribute  in  rations,  as  in  the  army;  "Cigarettes  are  rationed") 



rationing definition