rationing

About 1.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of ration
2. noun A ration.
3. noun Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

Similar words

ration out supply quota rating streamlining codification rationalizing rationalization legalizing distribution

Often followed by

of and in system was is by the scheme