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ration
noun [C] /ˈræʃ.ən/Definition
› a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available: During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.General words for size and amount rations [plural] › the total amount of food that is given to someone to be eaten during a particular activity and in a particular period of time, especially an amount given to soldiers when they are fightingFood - general words › an amount of something that you would expect to have: We've had more than our ration of problems recently.Sharing
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- allocate verb
- allot verb
- allotment noun (SHARE)
- apportion verb
- carpool noun (CARS)
- collective adjective
- distribute verb
- distribution noun
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- divvy sth up phrasal verb
- double up phrasal verb
- fifty-fifty adverb, adjective
- half noun, pronoun, predeterminer, adjective, adverb
- joint adjective
- portion sth out phrasal verb
- ration sth out phrasal verb
- redistribute verb
- share and share alike idiom
- share-out noun
- split verb (DIVIDE)
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