Rationing

Government control over how much of a scarce product each person may obtain.

A system limiting how much of particular goods people could obtain, so that scarce supplies could be shared and resources reserved for the war effort.

Government limits on the quantities of scarce goods that individuals can buy, intended to share available supplies more fairly.

A system that limits how much of a scarce product each person can buy, to manage supplies and distribute them more fairly.

A system that limits the amount of scarce goods, such as food, that people are entitled to receive or buy.

A system that limits how much of a scarce product people can buy, usually through an allocation of coupons.

Government limits on how much of particular scarce goods each person can obtain.

Limits on the quantities of particular goods that people can buy or obtain.

A system that limits the amount of certain goods people can obtain so that scarce supplies are shared more fairly.

A system limiting how much of particular goods each person can obtain, usually through coupons or cards.