noun🔗ShareA portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group."During the power outage, the family received daily rations of water from the emergency services. "foodamounteconomygovernmentmilitaryaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something."We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued."governmenteconomyfoodmilitarydisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to."By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water."governmenteconomymilitaryfooddisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restrict (an activity etc.)"Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices."governmenteconomyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
