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1.
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
the rations should be nutritionally balanced
2.
a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
'ration' - used as a verb
3.
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
Bread was rationed during the siege of the city
4.
distribute in rations, as in the army
Cigarettes are rationed
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derived forms
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1. Ration / Plural
rations
2. Ration / Past
rationed
3. Ration / Third Person
rations
4. Ration / Present Participle
rationing
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