- ration out
v. (D; tr.) to ration out among, to
* * *to(D; tr.) to ration out among
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
ration out
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ration out — verb distribute in rations, as in the army Cigarettes are rationed • Syn: ↑ration • Derivationally related forms: ↑ration (for: ↑ration) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ration out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ration out : present tense I/you/we/they ration out he/she/it rations out present participle rationing out past tense rationed out past participle rationed out to divide something among people so that each one … English dictionary
ration — ▪ I. ration ra‧tion 1 [ˈræʆn ǁ ˈræ , ˈreɪ ] noun [countable] a fixed amount of something such as food or petrol that you are allowed to have when there is not much available: • Food is in short supply and the country has apparently tightened… … Financial and business terms
ration — /rash euhn, ray sheuhn/, n. 1. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread. 2. an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the… … Universalium
ration — ra|tion1 [ ræʃn ] noun 1. ) count a limited amount of something, especially food, that you are allowed to have, for example when there is not much available or when someone else is controlling it: They cut his daily ration of bread and water. 2.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ration — I UK [ˈræʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms ration : singular ration plural rations 1) [countable] a limited amount of something, especially food, that you are allowed to have, for example when there is not much available or when someone else is… … English dictionary
ration — ra•tion [[t]ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a fixed allowance of food, esp. for one day 2) an allotted amount 3) to distribute as rations (often fol. by out): to ration out food to an army[/ex] 4) to provide with or put on rations 5) to restrict… … From formal English to slang
ration — [n] allotment of limited supply allowance, apportionment, assignment, bit, consignment, cut, distribution, division, dole, drag, food, helping, measure, meed, part, piece of action*, portion, provender, provision, quantum, quota, share, store,… … New thesaurus
Ration — Ra tion (r[=a] sh[u^]n or r[a^]sh [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See {Ratio}.] 1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ration — 1 noun 1 (C) a fixed amount of something such as food or petrol that you are allowed to have, when there is not much available: the weekly meat ration 2 rations (plural) the food that is given to a soldier or member of a group each day: The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
