Definitions

ration

[rash-uhn, rey-shuhn] / ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

allotment of limited supply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allowance consignment quota

STRONG

apportionment assignment bit cut distribution division dole drag food helping measure meed part portion provender provision quantum share store supply

WEAK

piece of action

Antonyms

STRONG

debt whole

VERB

divide something into portions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allot conserve give out restrict

STRONG

allocate apportion assign budget control deal distribute divvy dole issue limit mete parcel proportion prorate quota save share

WEAK

divvy up measure out mete out parcel out

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep let go

WEAK

collect gather

Example Sentences

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“We all had to wait. It was interminable. The war was over but still we had to ration everything. The opera didn’t return for an entire season!”

From Literature

There are fears queuing for water rations will become a reality unless a solution is found.

From BBC

The effort to train proprietary models has also been hampered by a shortage of computing capacity, with the company rationing server time to ensure availability for OpenAI and other customers of its Azure cloud service.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government wouldn’t allot valuable rations to a dead woman.

From Literature

We carefully ration the biscuits, cheese, and dried figs we have brought for the voyage, hoping they will last us.

From Literature

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