About The Word Ration
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Ration
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What's The Definition Of Ration?
[n] the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
[n] a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) [v] distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [v] restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ration: ration out Related Terms | Find terms related to Ration: See Also | allocate | apportion | circumscribe | confine | fare | field ration | limit | part | percentage | portion | share Ration In Webster's Dictionary \Ra"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation,
relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See {Ratio}.]
1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a
soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his
subsistence.
Note: Officers have several rations, the number varying
according to their rank or the number of their
attendants.
2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an
allowance; an allotment.
\Ra"tion\, v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment. |
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