Definition of Ration
Ration
ra·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A share of food or other essential goods allotted to someone.
e.g. The refugees received a daily ration of bread and water.
(verb)
to only allow someone to have a fixed amount of something, to control one's usage of something;
e.g. She tried to ration herself so that she wouldn't exhaust her day's water supply.
(noun)
a fixed allowance of something that is officially granted to each person, especially during a wartime shortage;
e.g. They didn't want to use up their ration of gas before the end of the month.
(noun)
broadly, food and supplies, especially those provided to members of the armed forces on a regular basis (usually used as "rations");
e.g. The soldiers' rations were running low and they wouldn't be able to return to their base for several days.
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