to ration sb to sth

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• 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 — 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 — 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 sth out — UK US ration sth out Phrasal Verb with ration({{}}/ˈræʃən/ verb [T] ► to give something to a person or group of people in small amounts, because not much is available, or to divide something between a group of people: »The available money was… …   Financial and business terms

• rationing — Ⅰ. ration UK US /ˈræʃən/ noun [C] ► a limited amount of something that you are allowed to have when there is not much of it available: »Each family has to make do with a weekly ration of gas. »With ranchers reducing their herds because of high… …   Financial and business terms

• cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight …   Collocations dictionary

• tax — ▪ I. tax tax 1 [tæks] noun [countable, uncountable] TAX an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc, that is used to pay for public services: • The President said he would cut taxes for… …   Financial and business terms

• use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made …   Collocations dictionary

• package — ▪ I. package pack‧age 1 [ˈpækɪdʒ] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT an amount of something or a number of things, packed together and wrapped up ready to be sent somewhere ; = PARCEL: • The company delivers 300,000 packages overnight …   Financial and business terms

• eat — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ We ate very well most of the time (= had lots of nice food). ▪ a lot, enough, too much ▪ He s not eating enough …   Collocations dictionary

• reduce — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, markedly, severely, sharply, significantly, substantially ▪ su …   Collocations dictionary