Dictionary definition · ration
noun
- the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)"the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
- a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
verb
- restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war"Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
- distribute in rations, as in the army"Cigarettes are rationed"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).