ration
IPA: rˈæʃʌn
noun
- A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
verb
- (transitive) To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
- (transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
- (transitive) To restrict (an activity etc.)
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Examples of "ration" in Sentences
- The price/quality ration is very high and the reel performed flawlessly.
- The daily food ration from the meagre stocks was about half a spoonful of tuna or salmon.
- 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.
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