ration
Nouns
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(n) the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
- the rations should be nutritionally balanced
- (n) a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
Verbs
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(v) restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
- Bread was rationed during the siege of the city
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(v) distribute in rations, as in the army
- Cigarettes are rationed