noun
    
    plural -tions
    
    [count] :a particular amount of food that is given to one person or animal for one day
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    b rations [plural] :food or supplies
    
    
    
    [count] :a particular amount of something (such as gasoline or food) that the government allows you to have when there is not enough of it
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -tions; -tioned; -tioning
    
    [+ obj] :to control the amount of (something, such as gasoline or food) that people are allowed to have especially when there is not enough of it