RATION

[verb] [T]To ration something is to limit the amount of it that each person 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.To ration someone is to limit the amount of something that they have.My children would watch television all day, but I ration them.To ration something out is to divide it between a group of people so that each person gets a small amount.Ann rationed out the cake between the children. [M]