RATION OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Distribute in rations, as in the army

Example:

Cigarettes are rationed

Synonyms:

ration; ration out

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "ration out" is one way to...):

allocate; apportion (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody