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rationing (n.)
[rationing 词源字典]
"restriction to limited allotments," 1865, verbal noun from
ration
(v.). Specifically of restrictions during wartime from 1917, from conditions in England during World War I.
[rationing etymology, rationing origin, 英语词源]