Definitions for "Rationing"
the control by a government of the right to purchase essential goods, when those goods are scarce. Usually used as a wartime measure to ensure that everyone has at least a minimum supply of essentials.
The need to distribute health care under conditions where everyone cannot receive the health care from which they would benefit.
the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"
Rationing is a 1944 film starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. The screen comedy was directed by Willis Goldbeck.
Placing a restriction on the quantity of water a customer may use during or in anticipation of a water shortage.
The act of limiting treatment or other services to certain individuals or populations, usually due to limited resources.