fare vs ration

fare and ration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fare	Yes	No	Yes	No
ration	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ration is a hyponym of fare; that is, ration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fare:

Other hyponyms of fare include diet, diet, dietary, menu, chow, chuck, eats, grub, board, table.

fare (noun)	ration (noun)
an agenda of things to do	the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed	a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
a paying (taxi) passenger
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

fare (verb)	ration (verb)
eat well	distribute in rations, as in the army
proceed or get along	restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war