The available money was rationed out among the applicants for grants.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
ration — 1 noun 1 (C) a fixed amount of something such as food or petrol that you are allowed to have, when there is not much available: the weekly meat ration 2 rations (plural) the food that is given to a soldier or member of a group each day: The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ration — ▪ I. ration ra‧tion 1 [ˈræʆn ǁ ˈræ , ˈreɪ ] noun [countable] a fixed amount of something such as food or petrol that you are allowed to have when there is not much available: • Food is in short supply and the country has apparently tightened… … Financial and business terms
insurance — Guarding against property loss or damage making payments in the form of premiums to an insurance company, which pays an agreed upon sum to the insured in the event of loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insurance in‧sur‧ance [ɪnˈʆʊərəns ǁ… … Financial and business terms
cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight … Collocations dictionary
tax — ▪ I. tax tax 1 [tæks] noun [countable, uncountable] TAX an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc, that is used to pay for public services: • The President said he would cut taxes for… … Financial and business terms
eat — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ We ate very well most of the time (= had lots of nice food). ▪ a lot, enough, too much ▪ He s not eating enough … Collocations dictionary
use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made … Collocations dictionary
package — ▪ I. package pack‧age 1 [ˈpækɪdʒ] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT an amount of something or a number of things, packed together and wrapped up ready to be sent somewhere ; = PARCEL: • The company delivers 300,000 packages overnight … Financial and business terms
receive — verb 1 get/accept sth ADVERB ▪ regularly ▪ automatically ▪ You will automatically receive updates by text message. ▪ currently ▪ They currently receive subsidies from the gov … Collocations dictionary
card — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 giving written or electronic information ADJECTIVE ▪ ID, identity, membership ▪ business, calling, visiting (esp. BrE) ▪ appointment … Collocations dictionary
