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Meaning of Rationing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. A ration.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التقنين مخصصات
Deutsch Rationierung
Español racionamento
Français rationnement
Italiano razionamento
日本語 配給
한국어 배급
Nederlands rantsoenering
Русский нормирование
Svenska ransonering

Examples

“The drastic rationing of paper enforced by the paper control, has made it necessary for us to adapt ourselves to the altered conditions.”
“After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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