ration
/ˈɹæʃən/ noun B1- A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person, group or period. · Jack gathered his meager ration of food.· The town's ration of gasoline had to go to necessary vehicles.
Plural rations
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People would have to stand in long lines to receive a daily ration.
Moreover, her capacity to identify edible and medicinal indigenous vegetation supplemented the meager rations of the crew, sustaining their physical fortitude during times of scarcity.
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