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rationing vs apportioning

apportioning vs rationing

rationing and apportioning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rationing Yes No No No
apportioning Yes No No No
As nouns, apportioning is a hypernym of rationing; that is, apportioning is a word with a broader meaning than rationing:
  • rationing: the act of rationing
  • apportioning: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Other hypernyms of rationing include allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling.
rationing (noun) apportioning (noun)
the act of rationing the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Difference between rationing and apportioning

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