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Definitions for Ration
[1] a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
[2] an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip.
[3] rations, provisions: Enough rations were brought along to feed all the marchers. Chiefly South Atlantic States . food or meals: The old hotel still has the best rations in town.
[4] to supply, apportion, or distribute as rations (often followed by out ): to ration out food to an army.
[5] to supply or provide with rations: to ration an army with food.
[6] to restrict the consumption of (a commodity, food, etc.): to ration meat during war.
[7] to restrict the consumption of (a consumer): The civilian population was rationed while the war lasted.
[8] a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war a tea ration (as modifier ) a ration book
[9] a sufficient or adequate amount you've had your ration of television for today
[10] (often foll by out) to distribute (provisions), esp to an army
[11] to restrict the distribution or consumption of (a commodity) by (people) the government has rationed sugar ; sugar is short, so I'll have to ration you
Words related to Ration
consignment, quota, allowance, restrict, allot, conserve, division, cut, apportionment, supply, food, assignment, share, drag, dole, helping, provender, portion, part, measure
Words nearby Ration
ratio scale, ratio test, ratiocinate, ratiocination, ratiometer, ration, rational, rational form, rational function, rational horizon, rational number
Origin of Ration
1540–50; < French < Latin ratiōn- (stem of ratiō ); see reason
Other words from Ration
un·ra·tioned , adjective
Word origin for Ration
C18: via French from Latin ratiō calculation; see reason
Synonyms for Ration
allowance, consignment, quota, apportionment, assignment, bit, cut, distribution, division, dole, drag, food, helping, measure, meed, part, portion, provender, provision, quantum, share, store, supply, piece of action