| Noun | 1. | ration - the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"fare - the food and drink that are regularly consumed field ration - rations issued for United States troops in the field | |
| 2. | ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)percentage, share, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" | |
| Verb | 1. | ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" | |
| 2. | ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" | |