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- verb Present participle of
ration . - noun A
ration . - noun Controlled
distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically inwartime .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of rationing
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Examples
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And I'm sure some folks are going to complain about my use of the term rationing above.
Health Care Spending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Along those lines, the plan also calls for ending Medicare price controls and what it refers to as "rationing," by allowing hospitals and doctors to charge more than Medicare pays, with patients being required to pay the difference.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion.
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Here, credit rationing refers to unequal or differential lending practices that employed a set of criteria to restrict access to credit, typically on the basis of race, gender, religion, or national origin—the effect of which was the denial of loans or other financial supports to designated classes or to racially integrated developments.
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