n. Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.
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n. the act of rationing
Word Usage
"Along those lines, the plan also calls for ending Medicare price controls and what it refers to as "rationing," by allowing hospitals and doctors to charge more than Medicare pays, with patients being required to pay the difference."