ration
noun
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage.
rationed
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past participleof ration.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ration.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rationnouna fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage.
Example Sentences
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After the second world war, sugar remained rationed in Britain for several years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was priced at thousands of dollars for a season of monthly shots and rationed, sensibly, to the highest-risk babies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
During the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, convenience stores were used to distribute rationed face masks nationwide.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
Soap, fuel, and other necessities were strictly rationed.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
