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ration
English
Etymology
From French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æ??n/, enPR: r?sh??n
Noun
ration (plural rations)
- 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)
- (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.
- (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.
- (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)
- 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)
- ratio, proportion
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iration
English
Etymology
Blend of I +? creation
Noun
iration
- (Rastafari) creation
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