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- Dictionaryration/ˈraʃn/
noun
- 1. a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime: "1947 saw the bread ration reduced" Similar
verb
- 1. allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity): "petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand" Similar
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the total amount of food that is given to someone to be eaten during a particular activity and in a particular period of time, especially an amount given to soldiers when they are fighting: Rations were frequently allocated in public to ensure fairness. See more. an amount of something that you would expect to have:
Ration definition: a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage. See examples of RATION used in a sentence.
The meaning of RATION is a food allowance for one day. How to use ration in a sentence.
A ration is the fixed portion of food or other goods allowed to each person in times of shortages. In the military, a soldier’s meal is called a ration, especially if it’s portable. As a verb, to ration something is to allow each person to have only a specific amount.
the total amount of food that is given to someone to be eaten during a particular activity and in a particular period of time, especially an amount given to soldiers when they are fighting: Rations were frequently allocated in public to ensure fairness. See more. an amount of something that you would expect to have:
When there is not enough of something, your ration of it is the amount that you are allowed to have. The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week. They have begun to issue ration cards for basic necessities such as rice and flour.
ration. noun. /ˈræʃn/. /ˈræʃn/. [countable] a fixed amount of food, fuel, etc. that you are officially allowed to have when there is not enough for everyone to have as much as they want, for example during a war. the weekly butter ration.