prorationing
/prə(ʊ)ˈreɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ/ /prə(ʊ)ˈreɪʃənɪŋ/Chiefly US
noun
= proration; specifically the allocation by an official regulator of permitted levels of oil or gas production among competing operators, fields, etc.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Syracuse Herald. Apparently irregularly from proration + -ing.
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