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[ rash-uhn, rey-shuhn ] / ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ration ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread. an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip. 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 by out): to ration out food to an army. 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. Origin of rationFirst recorded in 1540–50; from French, from Latin ratiōn- (stem of ratiō); see reason SYNONYMS FOR ration1, 2 portion, allotment. 4 mete, dole, allot. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ration ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for ration1, 3. See food. OTHER WORDS FROM rationun·ra·tioned, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rationIf rationed carefully and traveling at maximum speed, I might even cover a good amount of nearby land. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST Recently she made headlines by attacking a provision in Obama's stimulus plan that she said would lead to rationed health care. The Woman Who Killed Health Care|Benjamin Sarlin|May 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST From these, each precious drop of water was rationed upwards to meet the increasing needs of the people. The Thirst Quenchers|Rick Raphael It is your breakfast, as much as mine; for I have shipped you on the books this morning, and of course you will be rationed. With Kitchener in the Soudan|G. A. Henty
To keep it from losing its effectiveness, Calhoun rationed himself on music, as on other things. Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster Peters was as good as his word—and that night he, with over twenty men, well-armed and rationed, started on their quest. In the Whirl of the Rising|Bertram Mitford The rebel loss was much greater in the aggregate, as we captured and sent North to be rationed there over 6,100 prisoners. The Colored Regulars in the United States Army|T. G. Steward
British Dictionary definitions for ration
noun- a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of wara tea ration
- (as modifier)a ration book
a sufficient or adequate amountyou've had your ration of television for today verb (tr)(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 Word Origin for rationC18: via French from Latin ratiō calculation; see reason Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rationconsignment, quota, allowance, restrict, allot, conserve, give out, division, cut, apportionment, supply, food, assignment, share, drag, dole, helping, provender, portion, part |