English-German translations for ration

• Ration die
  Er sprach nämlich im Englischen von einem clear and rational document. After all, he spoke in English about a "clear and rational document" .
  Andererseits ist die Demokratie auch nicht unbedingt rational. Then again, democracy is not strictly rational.
• rationieren
  Wir könnten nach Mitteln und Wegen suchen, wie wir den Neueinstieg in den Markt rationieren könnten. We could look at ways of managing the rationing of new entrants to the market.
  Der Rat darf jedoch nicht versuchen, Informationen zu rationieren, um Geld zu sparen. However, the Council must not try to ration information in order to save money.
  Eine Situation, in der Hungersnöte in Entwicklungsländern zu Aufständen führen können, während Industrieländer Lebensmittel rationieren, ist nicht das Ergebnis einer Naturkatastrophe. The situation whereby famine in developing countries can lead to uprisings while developed countries ration foods is not a result of a natural disaster.

Definition of ration

• A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group
• To supply with a ration; to limit to a specific allowance of something
• To portion out ; to limit access to
• To restrict (an activity etc

Examples

• We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.
• By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water.
• Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices.

Related words

• liberation
• exasperation
• administration
• aspiration
• operation
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• generation
• duration
• cooperation