deration
deration verb: to remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.
Verb
deration (third-person singular simple present derations, present participle derationing, simple past and past participle derationed)
- To remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.
- In the UK, following World War II, petrol was not derationed until 1950.
Forms of deration
| third-person singular present | derations |
|---|---|
| present participle | derationing |
| past participle | derationed |
| past | derationed |
Origin of deration
From de- + ration.
Questions about deration
- What does deration mean?
- Deration means to remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.
- What part of speech is deration?
- Deration is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deration?
- The past tense of deration is derationed.
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