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Definitions for Rations
[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] (sometimes singular) a fixed daily allowance of food, esp to military personnel or when supplies are limited See also iron rations
[9] 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
[10] a sufficient or adequate amount you've had your ration of television for today
[11] (often foll by out) to distribute (provisions), esp to an army
[12] 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 Rations
rationconsignment, quota, allowance, restrict, allot, conserve, division, cut, apportionment, supply, food, assignment, share, drag, dole, helping, provender, portion, part, measure
Words nearby Rations
rationratio scale, ratio test, ratiocinate, ratiocination, ratiometer, ration, rational, rational form, rational function, rational horizon, rational number
Origin of Rations
1540–50; < French < Latin ratiōn- (stem of ratiō ); see reason
Other words from Rations
un·ra·tioned , adjective
Word origin for Rations
C18: via French from Latin ratiō calculation; see reason
Synonyms for Rations
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