Ration Definition

răshən, rāshən
rationed, rationing, rations
noun
rations
A fixed portion; share; allowance.
Webster's New World
A fixed allowance or allotment of food or provisions, esp. a fixed daily allowance, as for a soldier.
Webster's New World
Food issued or available to members of a group.
American Heritage
Food or food supply, as for soldiers, explorers, etc.
Webster's New World
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verb
rationed, rationing, rations
To supply with a ration or rations.
Webster's New World
To distribute (food, clothing, etc.) in rations, as in times of scarcity.
Webster's New World
To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime.
Ration gasoline.
American Heritage

To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.

We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.
Wiktionary

To restrict (an activity etc.)

Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices.
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Other Word Forms of Ration

Noun

Singular:
ration
Plural:
rations

Origin of Ration

  • French from Latin ratiō ratiōn- calculation ratio

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French ration.

    From Wiktionary

Ration Sentence Examples

  • The sailors on board HMS ships had a daily ration.

  • There was no additional supply nor could we ration it as there was no way to reignite it.

  • Three centuries later, it became a hereditary right and came with a daily ration of two pounds of bread ("Hey, you don't expect us to cook the free grain, do you?") and occasionally included meat, olive oil, and salt.

  • I remember ration books, gas masks and my poor little budgie.

  • It would be at least four more weeks before the dairy would be in full production again, but each goat received a ration of oats and corn as well as a thorough examination.

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Words Starting With

RRARAT

Words Ending With

NONION

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With N