ration

/ɹˈæʃən/

/ˈɹæʃən/, /ˈɹeɪʃən/

Ration

the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)

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

to ration

MAIN VERB

distribute in rations, as in the army

synonyms : ration out

restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war

Examples

1. Whatever meager rations remained were sent to the troops fighting the war, so the civilian population faced the brunt of the famine.

2. People are rationing.

3. So I do ration. -

4. We ration the places randomly.