Noun The soldiers were given their rations for the day. The horse was fed its ration of oats. weekly sugar and butter rationsVerb During the war, the government rationed gasoline. the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Noun
As Moscow reduces natural-gas exports to Europe in its face-off with the West over Ukraine, European governments have made contingency plans to encourage conservation and ration gas among energy-intensive industries should supplies run short. William Boston, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Egypt will soon begin to ration electricity used for street lights, sporting venues, and government buildings, and set the air conditioning in shopping malls to a higher temperature, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said on Aug. 10. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2022 To save money, some patients will ration or skip doses of their medication, said Krutika Amin, associate director of the Affordable Care Act program at the nonprofit KFF, also known as the Kaiser Family Foundation. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 24 July 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices soaring and led to U.S. and British bans on Russian energy and, last week, a call to ration natural gas in Europe.New York Times, 24 July 2022 Traders were awaiting a report on U.S. home sales, and European officials rolled out a plan to ration supplies of natural gas amid warnings of disruptions of Russian supplies. Shaurya Malwa, Fortune, 20 July 2022 The new, more-political campaigns advertising direct-to-consumer emergency contraception are rolling out as retailers ration the pills amid a surge in demand. Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 July 2022 According to the Vatican’s refugee website, Japan has the lowest asylum intake ration in the developed world. Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 As a consequence, hospitals from New Jersey to Washington state have been trying to ration scans for the most serious cases. Darius Tahir, CBS News, 3 June 2022
Verb
Although on the one hand there have been calls from local authorities to ration the use of water resources, on the other hand the country's poor water efficiency remains appalling. Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 31 July 2022 When a major pipeline carrying gas from Russia to Germany cut the supply sharply last month, that heightened fears that Berlin could soon ration energy consumption.New York Times, 16 July 2022 More goods flowing to the war effort meant fewer goods available on the home front, which forced the government to ration everything from food to gasoline while instituting wage and price controls to dampen inflation. David Oshinsky, WSJ, 29 July 2022 But Republicans have raised numerous fiscal objections to additional federal spending, resulting in a stalemate that has forced the Biden administration to ration the funds that remain. Dan Diamond And Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2022 Rising food and fuel costs have forced some street vendors to ration their supplies or raise their prices on what some take for granted as convenient and affordable food.Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 Among the witnesses was Antroinette Worsham, whose daughter died because she was forced to ration insulin to treat her diabetes. Claire Leavitt, The Conversation, 28 June 2022 Without a resumption of Russian supplies, the region would have to ration the commodity, giving priority to households and essential services and leaving industry to bear the brunt. Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 14 July 2022 On top of that, tens of millions of Americans ration their care.Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, from Latin ration-, ratio computation, reason