Dictionary Check: ration
"ration" is a valid word!
Scrabble
6
points
Words with Friends
7
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Definition
noun
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
Example:
"the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
noun
a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
verb
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
Example:
"Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
verb
distribute in rations, as in the army
Example:
"Cigarettes are rationed"
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