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1. (n.) ration
a fixed allowance of food, esp. for one day.
2. ration
an allotted amount.
3. (v.t.) ration
to distribute as rations (often fol. by out):
to ration out food to an army.
4. ration
to provide with or put on rations.
5. ration
to restrict consumption of:
to ration meat.
Etymology: (1540–50; < F < L ratiō; see ratio)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ration
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
"the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
2. (verb) ration
a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
3. (verb) ration
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
"Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
4. (verb) ration, ration out
distribute in rations, as in the army
"Cigarettes are rationed"
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1. (noun) ration
the amount of food, water, etc. allowed when there are limited amounts available
the weekly ration of rice
2. (verb) ration
to limit the amount of food, water, or other supplies each person can have
Water is being rationed during the drought.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ration
a fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence
2. (noun) ration
hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment
3. (verb) ration
to supply with rations, as a regiment
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Sense: a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time
The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.
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 Afrikaans: rantsoen |
 Arabic: حِصَّه |
 Bulgarian: дажба |
 Brazilian: ração |
 Czech: příděl |
 German: die Ration |
 Danish: ration |
 Greek: μερίδα φαγητού |
 Spanish: ración |
 Estonian: (toidu)norm |
 Farsi: جیره روزانه |
 Finnish: annos |
 French: ration |
 Hebrew: מָנָה |
 Hindi: रसद |
 Croatian: obrok |
 Hungarian: élelmiszeradag |
 Indonesian: jatah |
 Icelandic: matarskammtur |
 Italian: razione |
 Japanese: 配給 |
 Korean: (식품의) 할당량 |
 Lithuanian: norma, davinys |
 Latvian: norma; deva |
 Malay: catuan |
 Dutch: rantsoen |
 Norwegian: rasjon |
 Polish: racja, przydział |
 Persian: جیره روزانه |
 Pashto: ځيره (جيره)، خرڅى(ماكولات |
 Portuguese: ração |
 Romanian: raţie |
 Russian: паёк |
 Slovak: prídel |
 Slovenian: obrok hrane |
 Serbian: sledovanje |
 Swedish: ranson |
 Thai: การปันส่วน |
 Turkish: tayın, rasyon |
 Taiwanese: 配給 |
 Ukrainian: порція, раціон |
 Urdu: مقرر شدہ خوراک |
 Vietnamese: khẩu phần |
 Chinese: 定量，配给量 |
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