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Definition of Ration
1. Verb. Restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war. "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
2. Noun. The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel). "The rations should be nutritionally balanced"
3. Verb. Distribute in rations, as in the army. "Cigarettes are rationed"
4. Noun. A fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity).
Definition of Ration
1. n. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
2. v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment.
Definition of Ration
1. Noun. A portion designated to a person or group. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To restrict (an activity etc.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ration
1. to distribute in fixed portions [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Ration
1. 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence. Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants. 2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment. Origin: F, fr. L. Ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. Ratio ration. See Ratio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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