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Ration

/rˈæʃən/
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(noun) A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.

We have used our ration of coal for the week.
We need to ration water and food.
CEFR Practice Quiz
During the war, families were given a weekly ____ of bread, butter, and sugar.

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