Antonyms for ration
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : rash-uhn, rey-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən |
Definition of ration
Origin :- 1550, "reasoning," later, "relation of one number to another" (1660s), then "fixed allowance of food" (1702, often rations, from French ration in this sense), from Latin rationem (nominative ratio) "a reckoning, calculation, proportion" (see ratio). The military pronunciation (rhymes with fashion) took over from the preferred civilian pronunciation (rhymes with nation) during World War I.
- noun allotment of limited supply
- verb divide something into portions
- My plan was to reduce each man's ration of flower from 7lbs.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- When either of us found one in his ration it was divided between us.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- A pint a day was his daily ration, the only nourishment he could digest.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- There was but one-half of one day's ration of grain for the horses.
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
- On the other hand, the dog's ration for many days is carried on the sled he hauls.
- Extract from : « Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled » by Hudson Stuck
- I told Bemmon—ration out fruits and vegetables to everybody.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- Any ration in which this proportion is neglected is badly balanced.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- Such a ration, since the seeds are grown at home, would be cheap enough.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- Would a ration of corn meal and corn stover be a desirable ration?
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- It can advantageously be combined with other foods to form a part of the ration.
- Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
Synonyms for ration
- allocate
- allot
- allowance
- apportion
- apportionment
- assign
- assignment
- bit
- budget
- conserve
- consignment
- control
- cut
- deal
- distribute
- distribution
- division
- divvy
- divvy up
- dole
- drag
- food
- give out
- helping
- issue
- limit
- measure
- measure out
- meed
- mete
- mete out
- parcel
- parcel out
- part
- piece of action
- portion
- proportion
- prorate
- provender
- provision
- quantum
- quota
- restrict
- save
- share
- store
- supply
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