rationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈræʃ.ən/us/ˈræʃ.ən/a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available:
During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.
rations [ plural ]
the total amount of food that is given to someone to be eaten during a particular activity and in a particular period of time, especially an amount given to soldiers when they are fighting
an amount of something that you would expect to have:
We've had more than our ration of problems recently.
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General words for size and amount
- -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- bulk
- content
- count
- degree
- element
- flow
- load
- number
- part
- quantity
- quota
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- so much idiom
- strength
- take
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rationverb [ T ]
uk/ˈræʃ.ən/us/ˈræʃ.ən/to limit the amount of a particular thing that someone is allowed to have:
Do you remember when petrol was rationed to five gallons a week?
My children would watch television all day long, but I ration it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- localize
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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Phrasal verb(s)
ration sth out