ration

B1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈɹæʃən/ UK /ˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #13398

Meanings

1

noun
A fixed amount of food or supplies given to a person when there is not enough for everyone.

The bread ration was reduced during the war.
2

verb
To limit someone to a fixed amount of something that is in short supply.

We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.

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Synonyms

hooverize

Word family

Forms rationedrationingrations

Derived forms derationrationablerationer

Etymology

From French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio.

*h₂er- Proto-Indo-European ration French

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# ration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈɹæʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˈɹeɪʃən
**Frequency rank:** 13398

## Meanings
1. A fixed amount of food or supplies given to a person when there is not enough for everyone.
2. To limit someone to a fixed amount of something that is in short supply.

## Examples
- The bread ration was reduced during the war.
- We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.

## Synonyms
- hooverize

## Derived Forms
- deration
- rationable
- rationer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂er-
- Root: ration

## Etymology
From French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio.

## AI Etymology
Ration comes from French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio. Modern senses include a fixed amount of food or supplies given to a person when there is not enough for everyone. and to limit someone to a fixed amount of something that is in short supply.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as deration, rationable, and rationer.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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