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# rationed

«rationed» in Mova's school dictionary: **Past of «ration»: limited the amount of something each…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (ration, rations, rationed, rationing); adjective (rationed)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Past of «ration»: limited the amount of something each person could have, because there was not enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#m1)

2) adjective Given out in fixed, limited amounts: «rationed food». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#m2)

3) Used carefully in small amounts to make it last: «I rationed my sweets.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons, food like sugar, butter and meat was rationed during wartime with ration books. In everyday life, families ration screen time or treats; in a drought, water may be rationed. In maths, rationing means sharing a fixed amount equally. Phrases: «strictly rationed», «rationed out».

### examples

- During the war, sugar and butter were rationed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#x1)
- We rationed our water on the long hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#x2)
- Mum rationed the chocolate so it lasted all week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#x3)
- Screen time is rationed in our house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#x4)
- The sailors rationed the food until help came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#x5)
- Petrol was rationed when supplies ran low. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/#x6)

### note

Regular verb: ration, rationed, rationing. Noun «a ration» (a fixed share). In maths problems: if 12 biscuits are rationed equally over 4 days, that is 12 ÷ 4 = 3 a day. Pronounced RASH-und (UK, also RAY-shund in US).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rationed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rationed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.