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RATIONED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rationed mean? 

RATIONED (adjective)
  The adjective RATIONED has 1 sense:

1. distributed equitably in limited individual portionsplay

  Familiarity information: RATIONED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RATIONED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Distributed equitably in limited individual portions

Context example:

got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar

Similar:

distributed (spread out or scattered about or divided up)


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