ration
 ra·tion (răshʹən, rāʹshən)n.
1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.
2. rations Food issued or available to members of a group.tr.v. ra·tioned, ra·tion·ing, ra·tions
1. To supply with rations.
2. To distribute as rations:
rationed out flour and sugar.
See Synonyms at distribute.
3. To restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime. [French, from Latin ratiō, ratiōn-, calculation. See ratio.]
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