n. 1 share, quota, allotment, portion, helping, part, provision, measure, dole, percentage, amount Each person is permitted a weekly fixed ration of butter, sugar, coffee, meat, etc We shall have to go on short rations till we are rescued. 2 rations. supplies, provisions, food, provender, victuals, viands, eatables, edibles, comestibles, Brit commons It was not till the third week with our rations running low that we really began to worry
v. 3 Often, ration out. allot, apportion, dole (out), give out, distribute, deal out, mete out, parcel out, measure out, hand out As water was in short supply, we had to ration it One cup was rationed out to each of us every morning. 4 budget, schedule, restrict, control, limit Water had to be rationed to one cup a day for each of us