ration coupon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrationandcoupon
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ration
noun[C]
uk/ˈræʃ.ən/us/ˈræʃ.ən/
a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of ...
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coupon
noun[C]
uk/ˈkuː.pɒn/us/ˈkuː.pɑːn/
a piece of paper that can be used to get something without paying for it, or at a ...
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(Definition ofrationandcouponfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They buy small quantities from profiteers or from the state by queuing and with their ration coupons.
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Without ration coupons, it was impossible to purchase rationed goods.
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What the evidence suggests is that almost everyone could, and probably did, purchase, sell or exchange ration coupons.
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As the quantity and value of the ration coupons determined how much one could purchase, it did not take long for a lucrative black market to develop.
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The estimated requirements to meet ration coupons, on the basis of a ration of four ounces would be about 5,000 tons a week.
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The only forgeries at present in circulation are those of the basic ration coupons and the number is relatively insignificant.
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This figure takes no account of any ration coupons to which farmers may have been entitled but for which they did not apply.
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No person who has lost food ration coupons through burglary is denied replacement for current and future needs.
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Yes, standard ration coupons are valid for the month shown on them and the five succeeding months.
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The supply position makes it impossible at present to extend the period of validity of basic ration coupons beyond the two months already allowed.
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The ration coupons or cards issued to poultry keepers will enable them to purchase other suitable feedingstuffs if oats are not available in sufficient quantity.
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Increases in ration scales can only be made when there is assurance of adequate supplies to honour ration coupons over a reasonably long period ahead.
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By the end of 1942, ration coupons were used for nine other items.
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