1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity. 2.rations Food issued or available to members of a group.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: ra·tioned, ra·tion·ing, ra·tions 1. To supply with rations. 2. To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar. See synonyms at distribute. 3. To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Latin rati, ratin-, calculation. See ratio.
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