different between allot vs ration

English

Etymology

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Homophone: a lot

Verb

allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted)

1. (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
2. (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

Related terms

• allotment

Translations

Anagrams

• all to, atoll

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?alloh(t)/

Verb

allot

1. first-person plural imperative of ii

English

Etymology

From French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æ??n/, enPR: r?sh??n

Noun

ration (plural rations)

1. A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.

   • The corn ration was drastically reduced, and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it.

Translations

Verb

ration (third-person singular simple present rations, present participle rationing, simple past and past participle rationed)

1. (transitive) To 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.

2. (transitive) To 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.

3. (transitive) To 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.

Derived terms

• deration

Synonyms

• Hooverize

Translations

Anagrams

• Natori, Nortia, Torain, Torian, Triano, Troian, aroint

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rati?nem (accusative of rati?). Compare the inherited raison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.sj??/

Noun

ration f (plural rations)

1. ration

Further reading

• “ration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• trônai

Interlingua

Noun

ration (plural rationes)

1. ratio, proportion