Ration (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
  2. an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip.
  3. rations,
    • provisions: Enough rations were brought along to feed all the marchers.
    • food or meals: The old hotel still has the best rations in town.
verb (used with object)
  1. to supply, apportion, or distribute as rations (often followed by out): to ration out food to an army.
  2. to supply or provide with rations: to ration an army with food.
  3. to restrict the consumption of (a commodity, food, etc.): to ration meat during war.
  4. to restrict the consumption of (a consumer): The civilian population was rationed while the war lasted.
noun
    • a fixed allowance of food, provisions, etc, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war
    • (as modifier)
  2. a sufficient or adequate amount
verb (tr)
  1. to distribute (provisions), esp to an army
  2. to restrict the distribution or consumption of (a commodity) by (people)
Ration (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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