Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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portion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ration | Yes | No | Yes | No |
portion (noun) | ration (noun) |
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the allotment of some amount by dividing something | the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) |
something less than the whole of a human artifact | a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) |
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | |
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | |
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | |
something determined in relation to something that includes it | |
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) |
portion (verb) | ration (verb) |
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give out | distribute in rations, as in the army |
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war |