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ration
- /ˈɹæʃən/
- /ˈɹeɪʃən/ UK, dated
- /reːʃən/ South Asia
Rhymes with -æʃən, -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio.
noun rations
- A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person, group or period. Jack gathered his meager ration of food.
verb rations · rationing · rationed
- To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something. We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.
- To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to. By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water.
- To restrict (an activity etc.) I've rationed myself to one cup of coffee a day.
Similar: Hooverize
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ration out, allotment, dole, share, portion, quota, supply, generation, cooperation, proceedings, co-operation, allowance, proportion, quantification, rationalization, rationalize
verb
Similar: Hooverize
Translations
Every language
noun portion allocated
| Español | ración, víveres, vitualla, pitanza, alforja |
|---|---|
| Français | ration |
| Deutsch | Ration |
| Italiano | annonario, razione |
| Română | rație |
| Русский | паёк pajók, рацио́н ración, но́рма nórma, по́рция pórcija |
| Tiếng Việt | khẩu phần |
| العربية | حِصَّة ḥiṣṣa |
verb to portion out, especially during a shortage of supply
| Español | racionar, dosificar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 配給する haikyū suru |
| 中文 | 配給 /配给 pèijǐ |
| Français | rationner |
| Deutsch | rationieren |
| Русский | ограни́чивать ograníčivatʹ, квоти́ровать kvotírovatʹ |
| العربية | قَنَّنَ qannana |
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