ration out

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Verb1.ration out - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"
allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
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Translations
يُعْطي حِصَّة طعام إلى عَدَد من الناس
vydat na příděl
zuteilen
rationner
kiadagol
skammta
dele ut rasjonerporsjonere ut
vydať na prídel
dağıtmak
分发

w>ration out

vt sepzuteilen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ration

(ˈrӕʃən) noun
a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time. The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.
verb
to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time. During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.
ˈrations noun plural
the amount of food allowed to a soldier etc.
ration out
to give or allow a ration of (food etc), eg to a number of people.
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