ration Sentence Examples
- During the wartime, food supplies were strictly rationed to ensure equitable distribution.
- The family carefully rationed their limited grocery budget to make ends meet.
- The hiker rationed his water supply, sipping sparingly to avoid dehydration.
- The teacher rationed the students' time on the computers to ensure fairness.
- The nurse carefully rationed the patient's pain medication to minimize side effects.
- The expedition leader rationed the oxygen tanks to ensure survival at high altitudes.
- The troops rationed their ammunition, conserving it for critical moments.
- The government implemented a fuel rationing program to combat the energy crisis.
- The farmers rationed the water available for irrigation, prioritizing essential crops.
- The charity rationed its limited resources to provide aid to the most vulnerable populations.
ration Meaning
ration (n)
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
ration (v)
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
distribute in rations, as in the army
ration (n.)
A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
ration (v. t.)
To supply with rations, as a regiment.
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FAQs About the word ration
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel), a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity), restrict the consumption
allocate, assign, distribute,allot, lot, portion, divide, allow, give,apportion
deprive (of), deny, withhold,deny, keep, retain, withhold, retain, keep, deprive (of)
During the wartime, food supplies were strictly rationed to ensure equitable distribution.
The family carefully rationed their limited grocery budget to make ends meet.
The hiker rationed his water supply, sipping sparingly to avoid dehydration.
The teacher rationed the students' time on the computers to ensure fairness.
