rationed

1. 1.

   distributed equitably in limited individual portions

   “got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar”

   Similardistributed

Other forms of rationed

comparative

rationedder·

superlative

rationeddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rationed

What does rationed mean?

rationed means "distributed equitably in limited individual portions".

How many syllables are in rationed?

rationed has 2 syllables: ration-ed. The stress falls on "ration". In IPA it is /ˈɹæʃənd/.

Is rationed a common word?

rationed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.