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verb

Definition of rationsnext
present tense third-person singular of ration
as in allots
to give as a share or portion the region has had to ration water during times of drought

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rations

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noun

plural of ration
1
as in allowances

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2
as in supplies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rations
  1. allowances
  2. allocates
  3. distributes
  4. food
  5. commissary
  6. fare
  7. quotas
  8. bread
Noun
  • The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting related to the review of allowances for credit losses and journal entries.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Net revenue was $20,519 after discounts and allowances of $38,396.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of allowances
Verb
  • North Carolina lawmakers signed off on legislation Wednesday that allocates $273 million — pulled from the state's rainy day fund — to help the state recover from Hurricane Helene.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • For example, McAfee allocates no more than $1,000 each for initial legal consultation, travel expenses, child care, and CPA costs.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of allocates
Verb
  • The Vietnam arm also distributes both Vietnamese and international films, including titles from Warner Bros, Universal and Paramount.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The fund distributes funds to service organizations that help with disaster response and recovery.
    Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of distributes
Noun
  • So can food plots, especially those planted with timely species.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Instead of trying the food retrieval that had been trained on, the immigrants used the resident solution on their first try.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of food
Noun
  • Studio commissaries, cafeterias and executive dining rooms long have been spaces to surreptitiously goggle at visiting talent as well as places to be seen with the powers that be for girding one’s position in the corporate pecking order.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
  • On the business side of things, the Canteen also has a commissary with 12 rooms for food truck owners to rent with a kitchen and storage for cold food prep space.
    Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
Definition of commissary
Noun
  • At Gucci Osteria high-minded fashion and high-minded fare converge at a singular address.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Monday evening, an election eve flight to deliver three tons of crew supplies, science gear and other equipment to the International Space Station, including an unusual wooden satellite, a solar wind monitor and holiday fare for the lab's crew.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fare
Noun
  • The exact number of teams - and the qualification route - will be ironed out next year when the event programme and athlete quotas are finalized for the 2028 Olympics.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The next Asian Games - boasting more sports and athlete quotas than the Olympics - will be held less than two years before the Los Angeles Games, where cricket will end a 128-year Olympic exile.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of quotas
Noun
  • However, an earlier sandwich reference comes from stories of Hillel the Elder, a rabbi who suggested a form of a sandwich for Passover, placing lamb and bitter herbs between pieces of unleavened matzah bread.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Typically, Day of the Dead altars feature dishes, fruits, cigarettes, tequila, bread and favorite dishes.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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