Definition of "ration"

ration

/ˈɹæʃən/

noun
plural rations
1. A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
  Quotations
  The corn ration was drastically reduced, and it was announced that an extra potato ration would be issued to make up for it.
  1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 7, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg
verb
third-person singular simple present rations, present participle rationing, simple past and past participle rationed
1. (transitive) To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
2. (transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
3. (transitive) To restrict (an activity etc.)