rationing
nounUK /ˈræʃənɪŋ/
US /ˈræʃənɪŋ/
Rationing is when people are only allowed to have a small, fixed amount of something.
During the war, rationing meant each family could only buy a little sugar and butter.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The system of controlling how much of a scarce resource each person may have.
Fuel rationing was introduced after the oil shortage.
3. The act of limiting or restricting something carefully.
The rationing of water helped the town get through the dry summer.
4. A fixed share of something given to each person.
Each soldier received a daily rationing of food and water.