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ration |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ration \Ra"tion\, n. [F., fr L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL ratio ration. See {Ratio}.] 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence. Note: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ration \Ra"tion\, v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ration n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" 2: a fixed portion alloted (especially in times of scarcity) v 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" [syn: {ration out}]
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