the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] > assign or allot > in fixed quantities > subject (goods) to rationing (3)
transitive. To restrict the amount of (a particular foodstuff, supply, etc.) available for (esp. individual) purchase or consumption to a specified…
Applied to goods subjected to rationing by means of coupons (see coupon, n. 3); also, of a person: having to use such coupons. So coupon v. (trans…