<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.</li><li>an allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip.</li><li>provisions: Enough rations were brought along to feed all the marchers.</li><li>food or meals: The old hotel still has the best rations in town.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to supply, apportion, or distribute as rations (often followed by out): to ration out food to an army.</li><li>to supply or provide with rations: to ration an army with food.</li><li>to restrict the consumption of (a commodity, food, etc.): to ration meat during war.</li><li>to restrict the consumption of (a consumer): The civilian population was rationed while the war lasted.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>