Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ration | Yes | No | Yes | No |
portion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ration (noun) | portion (noun) |
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the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) | the allotment of some amount by dividing something |
a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) | something less than the whole of a human artifact |
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) |
ration (verb) | portion (verb) |
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distribute in rations, as in the army | give out |
restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war |