Rations

Pronunciation: /ˈræʃənz/

Definitions of rations

noun a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

Example Sentences

A1 Soldiers receive daily rations to keep them fueled for their missions.

A2 During the war, people had to survive on limited rations of food and water.

B1 The refugees were grateful for the rations provided by the aid organization.

B2 In times of scarcity, it is important to ration resources wisely.

C1 The government implemented a system to ration fuel during the energy crisis.

C2 The military commander had to carefully ration supplies to ensure the troops' survival.

Examples of rations in a Sentence

formal The soldiers were given daily rations to sustain them during their mission.

informal Make sure you grab your rations before we head out on our hike.

slang I'm running low on rations, can you spare some snacks?

figurative His emotional rations were depleted after a long day at work.

Grammatical Forms of rations

• past tense: rationed
• plural: rations
• comparative: more rations
• superlative: most rations
• present tense: ration
• future tense: will ration
• perfect tense: have rationed
• continuous tense: is rationing
• singular: ration
• positive degree: ration
• infinitive: to ration
• gerund: rationing
• participle: rationed

Origin and Evolution of rations

First Known Use: 1530 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'rations' originated from the Latin word 'rationem' which means 'a reckoning, calculation, account, order, or proportion'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the military to refer to the distribution of food supplies to soldiers, the term 'rations' has evolved to also encompass the fixed amount of provisions allocated to individuals during times of scarcity or restriction.