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Quick definitions from WordNet (ration)
▸ noun: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) ("The rations should be nutritionally balanced")
▸ noun: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
▸ verb: distribute in rations, as in the army ("Cigarettes are rationed")
▸ verb: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war ("Bread was rationed during the siege of the city")
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▸ noun: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) ("The rations should be nutritionally balanced")
▸ noun: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
▸ verb: distribute in rations, as in the army ("Cigarettes are rationed")
▸ verb: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war ("Bread was rationed during the siege of the city")
▸ Also see rations
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ration
▸ Usage examples for ration
▸ Popular adjectives describing ration
▸ Words that often appear near ration
▸ Rhymes of ration
▸ Invented words related to ration