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• ration — n. & v. n. 1 a fixed official allowance of food, clothing, etc., in a time of shortage. 2 (foll. by of) a single portion of provisions, fuel, clothing, etc. 3 (usu. in pl.) a fixed daily allowance of food, esp. in the armed forces (and formerly… …   Useful english dictionary

• ration — [rash′ən, rā′shən] n. [MFr < ML ratio, ration < L, a reckoning: see REASON] 1. a fixed portion; share; allowance 2. a fixed allowance or allotment of food or provisions, esp. a fixed daily allowance, as for a soldier 3. [pl.] food or food… …   English World dictionary

• Ration — Ra tion (r[=a] sh[u^]n or r[a^]sh [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See {Ratio}.] 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ration — ► NOUN 1) a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage. 2) (rations) an amount of food supplied on a regular basis to members of the armed forces during a war. 3) (rations) food; provisions. ► VERB 1)… …   English terms dictionary

• ration — ra|tion1 [ˈræʃən US ˈræ , ˈreı ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Latin ratio; RATIO] 1.) [U and C] a fixed amount of something that people are allowed to have when there is not enough, for example during a war food/clothes/meat etc ration ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ration — ▪ I. ration ra‧tion 1 [ˈræʆn ǁ ˈræ , ˈreɪ ] noun [countable] a fixed amount of something such as food or petrol that you are allowed to have when there is not much available: • Food is in short supply and the country has apparently tightened… …   Financial and business terms

• ration — {{11}}ration (n.) 1550, reasoning, later, relation of one number to another (1660s), then fixed allowance of food (1702, often rations, from Fr. ration in this sense), from L. rationem (nom. ratio) reckoning, calculation, proportion (see RATIO… …   Etymology dictionary

• ration — I n. fixed allowance 1) a daily; monthly; weekly ration 2) a food; gasoline (AE), petrol (BE) ration II v. 1) to ration strictly 2) (D; tr.) to ration to (we were rationed to ten gallons of gasoline/petrol a month) * * * [ ræʃ(ə)n] monthly petrol …   Combinatory dictionary

• ration — 1 noun 1 (C) a fixed amount of something such as food or petrol that you are allowed to have, when there is not much available: the weekly meat ration 2 rations (plural) the food that is given to a soldier or member of a group each day: The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ration — I UK [ˈræʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms ration : singular ration plural rations 1) [countable] a limited amount of something, especially food, that you are allowed to have, for example when there is not much available or when someone else is… …   English dictionary

• ration — /rash euhn, ray sheuhn/, n. 1. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. 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… …   Universalium