RATION

ration

(noun) the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); “the rations should be nutritionally balanced”

ration

(noun) a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

ration, ration out

(verb) distribute in rations, as in the army; “Cigarettes are rationed”

ration

(verb) restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; “Bread was rationed during the siege of the city”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

ration (plural rations)

A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.

Verb

ration (third-person singular simple present rations, present participle rationing, simple past and past participle rationed)

(transitive) To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.

(transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.

(transitive) To restrict (an activity etc.)

Synonyms

• Hooverize

Anagrams

• Natori, Nortia, Torain, Torian, Triano, Troian, aroint

Source: Wiktionary

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Ra"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.]

1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.

Note: Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants.

2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.

Ra"tion, v. t.

Definition: To supply with rations, as a regiment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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