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| '''Rationing''' is a practice that has long been used in the ], especially the ], to make supplies last for a defined duration, such as a voyage. To ration the supplies, they are divided up into equal portions for each person for each day, or even a meal, over the expected voyage period. The objective is to ensure that each person receives a fair share of supplies throughout the voyage. Often some reserve was also held. If supplies ran short or the voyage went longer than expected, the ration portions would be reduced. For Example: ''Half Rations'' means the portions are cut in half, making the supplies last twice as long. | '''Rationing''' is a practice that has long been used in the ], especially the ], to make supplies last for a defined duration, such as a voyage. To ration the supplies, they are divided up into equal portions for each person for each day, or even a meal, over the expected voyage period. The objective is to ensure that each person receives a fair share of supplies throughout the voyage. Often some reserve was also held. If supplies ran short or the voyage went longer than expected, the ration portions would be reduced. For Example: ''Half Rations'' means the portions are cut in half, making the supplies last twice as long. | ||
| There was '''rationing''' in the ] during both ] and ]. |
There was '''rationing''' in the ] during both ]. Towards the end of the first world war, panic buying in Britain prompted rationing for the rest of the war. The British ] refined the process in the ] to ensure the population did not starve when food imports were severely restricted and local production limited due to the large number of men fighting the war. During ] rationing existed in many countries including Britain and the ]. Rationing included not only food but all manner of material including rubber tires, leather shoes, and gasoline. Rationing did not end in Britain until the ]. | ||
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Rationing is the controlled distribution of widely desired but limited resources that would otherwise be consumed unfairly by a few.
In economics, rationing is a form of demand control in a market system.
A Ration is one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time.
- See also: C-ration, MRE, rum, 10-in-1 food parcel
Rationing is a practice that has long been used in the military, especially the navy, to make supplies last for a defined duration, such as a voyage. To ration the supplies, they are divided up into equal portions for each person for each day, or even a meal, over the expected voyage period. The objective is to ensure that each person receives a fair share of supplies throughout the voyage. Often some reserve was also held. If supplies ran short or the voyage went longer than expected, the ration portions would be reduced. For Example: Half Rations means the portions are cut in half, making the supplies last twice as long.
There was rationing in the United Kingdom during both World War I. Towards the end of the first world war, panic buying in Britain prompted rationing for the rest of the war. The British Ministry of Food refined the process in the 1940s to ensure the population did not starve when food imports were severely restricted and local production limited due to the large number of men fighting the war. During World War II rationing existed in many countries including Britain and the United States. Rationing included not only food but all manner of material including rubber tires, leather shoes, and gasoline. Rationing did not end in Britain until the 1950's.
- See also: Black market, SPAM