n. | 1. | A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence. |
2. | Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment. | |
v. t. | 1. | To supply with rations, as a regiment. |
Noun | 1. | ration - the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" |
2. | ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) | |
Verb | 1. | ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" |
2. | ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" Synonyms: ration out |