ration allowance

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• ration — n Ration, allowance, dole, pittance denote the amount of food, supplies, or money allotted to an individual. Ration implies apportionment and, often, equal sharing. Specifically it is applied in military and naval use to the daily supply of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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

• allowance — al·low·ance /ə lau̇ əns/ n 1: an allotted share: as a: a sum granted as a reimbursement or payment for expenses an allowance to support the deceased s family deduction for a moving allowance b: a sum granted as a reduction or increase …   Law dictionary

• allowance — 1 *ration, dole, pittance Analogous words: allotment, apportionment, assignment (see corresponding verbs at ALLOT): share (see corresponding verb SHARE): grant, *appropriation, subsidy 2 Allowance, concession both signify a change made by way of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• allowance — [ə lou′əns] n. 1. the act of allowing, permitting, admitting, etc. [the allowance of a claim] 2. something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a… …   English World dictionary

• ration — [n] allotment of limited supply allowance, apportionment, assignment, bit, consignment, cut, distribution, division, dole, drag, food, helping, measure, meed, part, piece of action*, portion, provender, provision, quantum, quota, share, store,… …   New thesaurus

• allowance — [n1] amount of money or other supply aid, alimony, allocation, allotment, annuity, apportionment, bequest, bite*, bounty, commission, contribution, cut, endowment, fee, fellowship, gift, grant, honorarium, inheritance, interest, legacy, lot,… …   New thesaurus

• ration — I noun allotment, allowance, apportionment, appropriation, assignment, demensum, dispensation, distribution, division, dole, helping, measure, parcel, part, percentage, piece, pittance, portion, proportion, provision, quantity, quota, serving,… …   Law dictionary

• ration — /ˈræʃən / (say rashuhn) noun 1. a fixed allowance of provisions or food: a ration of chocolate. 2. Also, rations. a. Military the allowance of supplies given to an individual soldier. b. (in colonial times in Australia) an allowance of food,… …  

• 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