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ration
[rash-uhn, rey-shuhn]
noun
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.
Synonyms: ,an allotted amount.
They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip.
Synonyms: ,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.
verb (used with object)
to supply, apportion, or distribute as rations (often followed byout ).
to ration out food to an army.
Synonyms: , ,to supply or provide with rations.
to ration an army with food.
to restrict the consumption of (a commodity, food, etc.).
to ration meat during war.
to restrict the consumption of (a consumer).
The civilian population was rationed while the war lasted.
ration
/ ˈæʃə /
noun
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
a sufficient or adequate amount
you've had your ration of television for today
verb
(often foll by out) to distribute (provisions), esp to an army
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- unrationed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ration1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Around the same time, the bathing suit business took off, as war-time fabric rationing lifted and the culture shifted to allow less modesty and more playful expression.
The WFP says that as a result of the cuts, the agency has had to slash the refugees' rations to 30% of the minimum recommended amount a person should eat to stay healthy.
The GHF system means that the people must travel through a war zone in the ruins of southern Gaza to collect a box of rations.
Since he left Gaza, his colleague told him the ICU had been "constantly full" and "overwhelmed", with doctors having to ration care because so many patients need intubation.
In Kenya, the WFP expects a malnutrition crisis after rations are cut to a fourth of the standard minimum, Landis said.
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