Collocation
ration of
a fixed, limited amount of something that is officially or deliberately distributed for use
Definition
'ration of' is a common English collocation. a fixed, limited amount of something that is officially or deliberately distributed for use
a + ration + of + something
“Each family received a weekly ration of rice and cooking oil.”
Examples
- During the drought, the town imposed a strict ration of water for every household.
- The soldiers were given a daily ration of bread, soup, and coffee.
- We had to stretch our ration of fuel until the next delivery arrived.
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- After the storm, residents lined up for their emergency ration of bottled water.
- The refugee camp increased the ration of lentils when new supplies came in.
- Because of the blockade, the city cut the ration of electricity to a few hours a day.
- To prevent panic buying, the supermarket set a ration of two cartons of milk per customer.
- In wartime Britain, people managed their ration of sugar carefully to make it last.