proration

noun

the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer

Roots

propro- · Latin · in proportion, for ratusrat- · Latin · reckoned, calculated io-ion · Latin · act of

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