Ration

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.
  • n. Food issued or available to members of a group.
  • v. To supply with rations.
  • v. To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar. See Synonyms at distribute.
  • v. To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A portion designated to a person or group.
  • v. To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
  • v. To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
  • v. To restrict (an activity etc.)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
  • n. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
  • v. To supply with rations, as a regiment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An allowance of means of subsistence for a fixed period of time; specifically, in the army and navy, an allotment or apportionment of provisions for daily consumption to each officer and man, or of forage for each horse.
  • n. Any stated or fixed amount or quantity dealt out; an allowance or allotment.
  • To supply with rations; provision.
  • To divide into rations; distribute or apportion in rations.
  • n. In stock-feeding, the sum of food regularly supplied to an animal, usually the amount per day.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
  • v. distribute in rations, as in the army
  • n. a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
  • n. the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    limit    circumscribe    confine    apportion    allocate    share    percentage    part    portion   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    allowance    allotment    food    provision   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    allowance    provision    supply    meal    ammunition    diet    consumption    wage    bread    biscuit