The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - rationn.

1) share, quota, allotment, portion, helping, part, provision, measure, dole, percentage, amount: Each person is permitted a weekly fixed ration of butter, sugar, coffee, meat, etc. We shall have to go on short rations till we are rescued. 2) rations. supplies, provisions, food, provender, victuals, viands, eatables, edibles, comestibles, Brit commons: It was not till the third week with our rations running low that we really began to worry. --v. 3) Often, ration out. allot, apportion, dole (out) , give out, distribute, deal out, mete out, parcel out, measure out, hand out: As water was in short supply, we had to ration it. One cup was rationed out to each of us every morning. 4) budget, schedule, restrict, control, limit: Water had to be rationed to one cup a day for each of us.