Definitions of rationed
British English : ration When something is rationed by a person or government, you are only allowed to have a limited amount of it, usually because there is not enough of it. VERBStaples such as bread, rice, and tea are already being rationed.
noun
- a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war ⇒ a tea ration (as modifier) ⇒ a ration book
- a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war ⇒ a tea ration
- (as modifier) ⇒ a ration book
- a sufficient or adequate amount ⇒ you've had your ration of television for today
- a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war ⇒ a tea ration
- (as modifier) ⇒ a ration book
verb (transitive)
- (often followed by out) to distribute (provisions), esp to an army
- to restrict the distribution or consumption of (a commodity) by (people) ⇒ the government has rationed sugar , sugar is short, so I'll have to ration you