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   Ra·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" Similar allowanceallocationquotafixed amountamountquantityshareportionhelpingallotmentmeasurepartlotproportionpercentagerare:apportionmentquantummoiety
   • ▪ an amount of food supplied on a regular basis, especially to members of the armed forces during a war: "British rations were highly prized by American soldiers" Similar suppliesprovisionsfoodfood and drinkfoodstuffseatablesediblesnecessariesnecessitiesstoresviversinformal:grubeatschuckarchaic:victualsvittlesviandsmeatcommonsrare:comestiblesprovenderalimentviaticum
   • ▪ food; provisions: "their emergency rations ran out"
   • ▪ a fixed amount of a particular thing: "their daily ration of fresh air"

   verb

   • 1. allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity): "shoes were rationed from 1943" Similar controllimit (to a fixed amount)restrict (the consumption of)conservebudgetdistributeshare outmeasure outdivide out/upapportiongive outdeal outissueallocateallotdispensehand outpass outdole outparcel outrare:admeasure
   • ▪ allow someone to have only (a fixed amount of a certain commodity): "they were requested to ration themselves to one glass of wine each"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French, from Latin ratio(n-) ‘reckoning, ratio’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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