racionamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From racionar +‎ -mento. Compare to Spanish racionamiento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.si.o.naˈmẽ.tu/ [ha.sɪ.o.naˈmẽ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjo.naˈmẽ.tu/ [ha.sjo.naˈmẽ.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.si.o.naˈmẽ.tu/ [χa.sɪ.o.naˈmẽ.tu], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjo.naˈmẽ.tu/ [χa.sjo.naˈmẽ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.si.o.naˈmẽ.to/ [ha.sɪ.o.naˈmẽ.to], (faster pronunciation) /ʁa.sjo.naˈmẽ.to/ [ha.sjo.naˈmẽ.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐ.sju.nɐˈmẽ.tu/

  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ci‧o‧na‧men‧to

Noun

racionamento m (plural racionamentos)

  1. rationing (distribution of food, through rations)
  2. rationing (limitation of the quantity of certain goods, such as food, fuel, or water, that each person can acquire, often in times of war or crisis or to avoid overconsumption)
    • 2023, Murray N. Rothbard, Governo e mercado‎[1], →ISBN:
      Há também formas de proibição parcial: um exemplo é o racionamento, em que o consumo além de certa quantidade é proibido pelo estado.
      There are also forms of partial prohibition: one example is rationing, in which consumption beyond a certain amount is prohibited by the state.

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