ration
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈræʃən/ usa limited amount of something that you are allowed to have when there is not much of it available:
Each family has to make do with a weekly ration of gas.
With ranchers reducing their herds because of high-priced grain rations, some see retail beef prices jumping more than 10% next year.
ration
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈræʃən/ usto control the supply of something when there is not much of it available, or to limit the amount of a particular thing that someone is allowed to have:
ration sth to sth The garage was forced to ration gas to 20 litres per person.
ration sb to sth During the war, people were rationed to just 50 grams of meat a week.
rationing
noun [ U ]
the rationing of credit during the credit crunch
Phrasal verb
ration sth out