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 that each person can acquire)
    • 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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