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ration
noun
verb
The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
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ˈɹæʃən
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noun
The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
“The rations should be nutritionally balanced”
noun
A fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
verb
Distribute in rations, as in the army
“Cigarettes are rationed”
verb
Restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
“Bread was rationed during the siege of the city”
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The rations should be nutritionally balanced
Cigarettes are rationed
Bread was rationed during the siege of the city
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