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rationing vs apportionment

apportionment vs rationing

rationing and apportionment both are nouns.

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

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