Ration - Definition
ration
n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service
personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
2: a fixed portion that is allotted (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, ration out]