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I was in Yorkshire. We were a family of five and I used to be sent sometimes to get the rations for the week and I was easily able to carry them back. It was like one egg and a tiny bit of tea.
Judi Dench

Meaning of "rations" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RATIONS

rations  [ˈræʃənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rations is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RATIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Military rations

Military rations are the food served to military personnel. Types of military rations include: ▪ Garrison rations ▪ Field rations...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATIONS


admissions
ædˈmɪʃənz
combinations
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
connections
kəˈnɛkʃənz
directions
dɪˈrɛkʃənz
foundations
faʊnˈdeɪʃənz
instructions
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz
intentions
ɪnˈtɛnʃənz
limitations
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz
passions
ˈpæʃənz
preparations
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃənz
proportions
prəˈpɔːʃənz
reflections
rɪˈflekʃənz
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
representations
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənz
sessions
ˈsɛʃənz
telecommunications
ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
transactions
trænˈzækʃənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATIONS

rational dress
rational number
rationale
rationalisable
rationalise
rationaliser
rationalism
rationalist
rationalistic
rationalistically
rationalities
rationality
rationalizable
rationalization
rationalize
rationalizer
rationally
rationalness
rationing

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATIONS

accommodations
affections
alterations
Christmas decorations
comity of nations
community relations
community-relations
foreign relations
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
international relations
law of nations
millions
munitions
National Insurance contributions
public relations
ramifications
Revelations
solicitations
United Nations
vibrations

Synonyms and antonyms of rations in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RATIONS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rations» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rations

Translation of «rations» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATIONS

Find out the translation of rations to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rations from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rations» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口粮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

raciones
570 millions of speakers

English

rations
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राशन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рационы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rações
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাদ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vivres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rasional
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verpflegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rasio
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khẩu phần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिधा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erzak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

razioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

racje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

раціони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rații
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μερίδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rantsoene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ransoner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rasjoner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rations

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATIONS»

The term «rations» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATIONS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rations» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rations» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rations

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5 QUOTES WITH «RATIONS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rations.
1
Joshua Chamberlain
Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg.
2
Judi Dench
I was in Yorkshire. We were a family of five and I used to be sent sometimes to get the rations for the week and I was easily able to carry them back. It was like one egg and a tiny bit of tea.
3
Laura Fraser
It does seem to produce more creative results when there are limitations. It's like in wartime with rations - people became more inventive with cooking.
4
Patrick MacGill
Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself short of provisions.
5
Susan Orlean
Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATIONS»

Discover the use of rations in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rations and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military ...
This book contains 20 chapters by military and nonmilitary scientists from such fields as food science, food marketing and engineering, nutrition, physiology, psychology, and various medical specialties.
Bernadette M. Marriott, 1995
2
Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-Term, ...
24 NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF RATIONS DEVELOPMENT OF RATIONS FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS Improvement of Rations Throughout Time Since the Civil War, and especially after the end of World War II, the US military has devoted ...
High-stress Situations, Committee on Optimization of Nutrient Composition of Military Rations for Short-term, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, 2005
3
One Blanket and Ten Days Rations: 1st Infantry New Mexico ...
1st Infantry New Mexico Volunteers in Arizona, 1864-1866 Charles Meketa, Jacqueline Meketa. all Indian men they might encounter or could find en route.48 On June 4, 1866, the company left Fort Bowie, arriving at Fort Cummings 5 days ...
Charles Meketa, Jacqueline Meketa, 1980
4
What the Slaves Ate: Recollections of African American Foods ...
For example, ditchers and drivers were sometimes allowed extra allowances in their rations (Phillips 1966). However, some plantations failed to increase rations for special groups such as pregnant women or children (Schwartz 2000). Rations  ...
Herbert C. Covey, Dwight Eisnach, 2009
5
Modern Livestock & Poultry Production
Livestock rations can be balanced by the use of a computer. Computer services for balancing rations are offered by many universities and commercial feed companies. A computer can balance a ration more quickly than a person can.
James Gillespie, Frank Flanders, 2009
6
White Flour, White Power: From Rations to Citizenship in ...
This cultural study of rationing in Central Australia develops a new narrative of colonisation.
Tim Rowse, 2002
7
Rations of the German Wehrmacht in World War II
This book is the definitive reference on the topic.
James Pool, Thomas Bock, 2010
8
Reports from Committees
10 Master - 100 and rations, &c. 100 and rations, &c. 150 and rations, &c. 100 and rations, &c. 100 and rations, &c. Assistant master, or bookkeeper - - - - 80 ... 50 and rations, &c. 30 and rations, &c. 20 and rations, &c. 40 and rations, &c.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1861
9
Living on One Day's Rations: First Lesson Sermons for ...
Living. On. One. Day's. Rations. Preparing for an outdoor adventure of hiking, camping, mountain climbing, or canoeing includes planning how the food supply is to be managed. This will require deciding how much food is needed in order to  ...
Douglas B. Bailey, 2001
10
Estimated Mean Per Capita Energy Requirements for Planning ...
This guidebook provides information on food commodities and their use as rations for food aid recipients in programs such as school feeding, maternal and child feeding, and food for work programs. In recent years, emergency feeding ...
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on International Nutrition, Lindsay H. Allen, Christopher Paul Howson, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATIONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rations is used in the context of the following news items.
1
As Supplies Dwindle, World Food Program Cutting Rations to …
The World Food Program, the anti-hunger agency of the United Nations, said Thursday that it was temporarily cutting rations to a half-million refugees in Kenya ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
2
Chinese soldiers' 'boring', 'tasteless' food rations come under fire
PLA rations packs often contain high energy foods, such self-heated instant rice ... For example, on missions in desert areas, dried food ration packs would only ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
3
Cookery writer Marguerite Patten, who helped Britain survive on …
LONDON – Marguerite Patten, the home economist and chef who helped educate Britons on how to survive on rations during World War II, has died. She was 99 ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
4
Army calls in cops to probe strange matter in rations
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today called in the Guyana Police Force to investigate the presence of a strange substance found in rations delivered to its ... «Stabroek News, Apr 15»
5
Hunger rations: Swedish peacekeepers slam small UN-supplied …
The Swedish contingency of an international UN-led peacekeeping operation in Mali is up in arms over the apparent paltry size of food rations, which, they say, ... «RT, Apr 15»
6
ISIS Is Rebranding Stolen UN Food Rations with Its Own Logo
In some of the photos, the logo of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) ration boxes can be glimpsed beneath taped-on photocopies of the ISIS ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Feb 15»
7
Uganda: Agency Cuts Refugees' Rations
Faced with a funding shortfall, the World Food Program, the lead United Nations relief agency for fighting hunger, halved rations on Tuesday to nearly 150,000 ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
8
RAF pilots flying IS raids 'surviving on Iraqi aid rations and using …
The insider said RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was being neglected, morale was poor and ground crews had been forced to eat humanitarian rations meant for Iraqis. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
9
U.S. Concerned by Ration Cuts to Refugees in Kenya
Food rations include supplies of cereals, legumes, vegetable oil, a maize-soya blend and salt, and usually total 2,100 kilocalories per person per day. Refugees ... «U.S. News & World Report, Nov 14»
10
UN Cuts Food Rations For Refugees In Kenya, Citing Budget …
Refugees from South Sudan jostle for wet-food ration at the registration centre in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana District, northwest of Kenya's capital Nairobi, ... «International Business Times, Nov 14»

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