I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin ~-, ratio computation, reason Date: circa 1711 1. a food allowance for one day, food , provisions, a share especially as determined by supply, II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1859 to supply with or put on ~s, 2. to distribute as ~s, to distribute equitably, to use sparingly
RATION
Meaning of RATION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012