Noun
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a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
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the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
"the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
Verb
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distribute in rations, as in the army
"Cigarettes are rationed"
- ration out -
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
"Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"