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Ration
01
a fixed amount of something that is officially allowed to each person during a particular time, especially during a war or other period of shortage
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
rations
Examples
Each soldier received a daily ration of food and water.
02
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
to ration
01
to limit the use of a scarce resource or commodity to ensure it lasts longer
Transitive: to ration sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ration
3rd person singular
rations
Present participle
rationing
Past simple
rationed
Past participle
rationed
Examples
Due to the severe shortage, the government had to ration food to prevent a crisis.
02
distribute in rations, as in the army
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