rationed
/ˈræʃənd/
adjective
- Limited or restricted in the amount that can be used or bought, especially during a shortage.
- The camp had rationed water supplies for the hikers.
- During the war, food and fuel were strictly rationed.
- In the drought, each household received a rationed amount of water per day.
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verb
- Past tense of ration: to limit the amount of something that someone can use or have.
- During the emergency, they rationed the food supplies carefully.
- The government rationed gasoline to ensure everyone had enough.
- My grandmother rationed the sugar during the long winter.