D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ration

/(rā"shŭn [or] răsh"ŭn)/ · Ra·tion · IPA /ˈɹeɪʃən/
01 n. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
  1. 1.
    A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
  2. 2.
    Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
02 v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment.
  1. 1.
    To supply with rations, as a regiment.