Definition of "ration" []

A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity. (noun)
Food issued or available to members of a group. (noun)
To supply with rations. (verb-transitive)
To distribute as rations: rationed out flour and sugar. See Synonyms at distribute. (verb-transitive)
To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime. (verb-transitive)

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Use "ration" in a sentence

"Student-teacher ration is about 8 to 1, and about one out of every five Skeners is of school age."
"RENEE MONTAGNE, host: In Cuba, everyone gets a basic monthly food ration from the communist government."
"Sure, superdestroyer, but to argue that they are passed on to consumers at anything close to a 1: 1 ration is equally foolish."

Words like "ration"

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