ration stamp

English

German ration stamp for a person in holiday/vacation during World War II (5-day-stamp)

Spanish ration coupon for a family in the Spanish civil war and postwar (1937-1952)

Noun

ration stamp (plural ration stamps)

1. A stamp or card issued by a government to allow the holder to obtain food or other commodities that are in short supply during wartime or in other emergency situations when rationing is in force.

Synonyms

• ration card
• ration coupon

Related terms

• food stamp

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ostokortti
• French: ticket de rationnement m
• Polish: kartka żywnościowa f

Further reading

• “ration stamp”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.