ration
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.
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.
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 ration
1synonym study For ration
Other words for ration
Other words from ration
- un·ra·tioned, adjective
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How to use ration in a sentence
The report notes only a third of respondents “were actively engaged in economic activity at the time of the study, a majority depended on the food rations distributed in the camp.”
Report details anti-LGBTQ discrimination, violence in Kenya refugee camp | Michael K. Lavers | October 20, 2021 | Washington BladeUnable to feed themselves, they were dependent on rations promised under treaties with the US—rations that were frequently late or stolen.
Walker and the “Indian Question” | Simson Garfinkel ’87, PhD ’05 | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWhen 48-year-old Milan Kumar Jha read about the Narendra Modi government’s “One Nation One ration” scheme in a newspaper in February, he immediately rushed to the nearest government ration shop.
Why has the Modi government’s plan to make food grain more accessible not taken off? | Vijayta Lalwani | July 7, 2021 | QuartzThis is because, until recently, ration beneficiaries in India could only draw grain from the ration shop where they are registered, usually the one closest to their native homes.
Why has the Modi government’s plan to make food grain more accessible not taken off? | Vijayta Lalwani | July 7, 2021 | QuartzIn addition to field-tested recipes, the book contains advice on on how to pack and ration supplies, as well as nutrition tips for long-distance hiking.
And when word of that economic debacle spread, the government said it would ration imports of newsprint.
Venezuela’s Audio Hoax Sees Chavez Speaking From the Grave | Mac Margolis | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is the relevant passage: And who will suffer the most when they ration care?
That first couple of weeks, before any contact had been made, they survived on what was meant to be a two-day ration of food.
I had a pleasant little dinner last night on ration Beef at the General's.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieOur ration at this time consisted of raw corn-meal and sorghum molasses, without salt or any provision of utensils for cooking.
She brings breakfast of coffee without milk and an omelette, but we always have our ration of bacon as well.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieThe general served out a small ration of water and rum, every drop of which was precious.
All summer we have had three calves that came to the orchard fence twice a day to get their ration of skim milk and feeding flour.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for ration
/ (ˈræʃən) /
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
(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
Origin of ration
1- See also rations
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