| NOUN | food | ration | the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) |
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| possession | ration | a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) | |
| VERB | possession | ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war |
| possession | ration, ration out | distribute in rations, as in the army |
| Sounds | rae'shahn; rey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel). | |
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| Example | "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" | |
| Narrower | field ration | rations issued for United States troops in the field / field |
| Broader | fare | The food and drink that are regularly served or consumed |
| Verbs | ration | distribute in rations, as in the army |
| ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war | |
| Meaning | A fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity). | |
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| Broader | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
| Catalan | ració | |
| Spanish | ración | |
| Verbs | ration | distribute in rations, as in the army |
| ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war | |
| Meaning | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" | |
| Broader | limit, circumscribe, confine | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| Nouns | ration | the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) |
| ration | a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) | |
| rationing | the act of rationing | |
| Meaning | Distribute in rations, as in the army. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "Cigarettes are rationed" | |
| Synonym | ration out | |
| Broader | allocate, apportion | Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
| Nouns | ration | the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) |
| ration | a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) | |