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noun ADJ. strict | bread, credit, food, fuel, petrol, etc. | wartime VERB + RATIONING have | bring in, introduce The government introduced meat rationing in May. | end RATIONING + VERB be in force, exist RATIONING + NOUN system PREP. ~ of Strict rationing of basic foodstuffs was still in force by the end of the year.
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