as in allotting
to give as a share or portion
the region has had to ration water during times of drought
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Recent Examples of rationing
In Asia, some countries have been rationing fuel and restricting exports to cope with the profound shock to fuel supplies and to jet fuel in particular.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Ministers insist that, with kerosene supplies from the Netherlands and the Belgian hub of Antwerp remaining uninterrupted, there is no risk of rationing as some Asian countries are already doing.
—Ian King, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Electricity prices skyrocketed, and the government instituted strict rationing measures.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Cuban people today are rationing food.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
To ease demand and fight shortages, some countries in Asia are rationing fuel, including Myanmar and Bangladesh.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
That’s after several countries in Asia have already started rationing energy.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
In Season 2, Episode 7, Mohan treats an uninsured construction worker who developed diabetic ketoacidosis after rationing insulin due to high costs.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The disruption of oil flows out of the Persian Gulf quickly led to fuel shortages and rationing in parts of Asia east of the gulf, which rely heavily on oil supplied through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a sharp increase in price in the global oil market.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Ministers insist that, with kerosene supplies from the Netherlands and the Belgian hub of Antwerp remaining uninterrupted, there is no risk of rationing as some Asian countries are already doing.
—Ian King, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Electricity prices skyrocketed, and the government instituted strict rationing measures.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Cuban people today are rationing food.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
To ease demand and fight shortages, some countries in Asia are rationing fuel, including Myanmar and Bangladesh.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
That’s after several countries in Asia have already started rationing energy.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
In Season 2, Episode 7, Mohan treats an uninsured construction worker who developed diabetic ketoacidosis after rationing insulin due to high costs.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The disruption of oil flows out of the Persian Gulf quickly led to fuel shortages and rationing in parts of Asia east of the gulf, which rely heavily on oil supplied through the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a sharp increase in price in the global oil market.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing
Verb
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado called Thursday for allotting more than $360 million to developers and nonprofits building and preserving affordable housing projects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those agencies are flush with cash due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which congressional Republicans passed last summer, allotting more than $150 billion to both agencies.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Newsom said the move to defer the funding and repay it at a later, unspecified point is necessary to create a cushion for uncertain state revenue projections and to avoid potentially allocating more money to schools than is actually available, since the budget isn’t finalized until the summer.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rather than cutting funding to other businesses to focus on AI, Jassy seems to be also allocating resources to the same businesses that AI threatens to disrupt.—
Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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How about assigning them some other task, such as bringing flowers or something to nibble on while waiting for the meal to be served.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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In March, shortly after the Da Nang landing, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, John McNaughton, wrote a memo assigning relative weights to American objectives in Vietnam.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The joint-agency investigation led law enforcement to the 500 block of Sheridan Avenue, which led to the charging of five men with possessing and distributing drugs.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Though Coca-Cola owns its formulas − just like its closest competitor, Pepsi − it's not known for distributing drinks.—
Mariah Franklin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Rationing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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