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- [rash-uh n, rey-shuh n]
- /ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən/
- /ˈræʃ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rash-uh n, rey-shuh n]
- /ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of ration word
- noun ration a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread. 1
- noun ration an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip. 1
- noun ration rations. provisions: Enough rations were brought along to feed all the marchers. Chiefly South Atlantic States. food or meals: The old hotel still has the best rations in town. 1
- verb with object ration to supply, apportion, or distribute as rations (often followed by out): to ration out food to an army. 1
- verb with object ration to supply or provide with rations: to ration an army with food. 1
- verb with object ration to restrict the consumption of (a commodity, food, etc.): to ration meat during war. 1
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Origin of ration
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < French < Latin ratiōn- (stem of ratiō); see reason
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Parts of speech for Ration
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ration usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ration
verb ration
- admeasure — to measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion
- apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
- budget — Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend on it.
- corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- corking — excellent
noun ration
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
- allotment — In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- cookery — Cookery is the activity of preparing and cooking food.
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