Ration meaning

What does “ration” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“ration” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel).

ration

noun

  1. the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)

    “the rations should be nutritionally balanced”

  2. a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

verb

  1. restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war

    “Bread was rationed during the siege of the city”

  2. distribute in rations, as in the army

    “Cigarettes are rationed”

    Synonymsration out

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University