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- DictionaryRa·tion/ˈraSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime: "1918 saw the bread ration reduced on two occasions"
verb
- 1. allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity): "shoes were rationed from 1943"
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.
Definition of ration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define ration. ration synonyms, ration pronunciation, ration translation, English dictionary definition of ration. n. 1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity. 2. rations Food issued or...
the amount of something that you are allowed to have when there is little of it available: a food / petrol ration. ration. verb [ T ] uk / ˈræʃ ə n / us. to give people only a small amount of something because there is little of it available: They might have to start rationing water.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. 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. Synonyms: allowance, quota, allotment, provision More Synonyms of ration. 2. verb.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ra‧tion1 /ˈræʃən $ ˈræ-, ˈreɪ-/ noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] a fixed amount of something that people are allowed to have when there is not enough, for example during a war food/clothes/meat etc ration the weekly meat ration a coal ration of 4 kg a month on ration Even wool was on ration in ...
Britannica Dictionary definition of RATION. [+ object] : to control the amount of (something, such as gasoline or food) that people are allowed to have especially when there is not enough of it. During the war, the government rationed gasoline. — often used as (be) rationed. Gasoline was rationed during the war. — rationing. noun [noncount]
