Allow and Ration

Allow

Allow verb - To give as a share or portion.
Usage example: allowed each camper one match to light his fire

Ration and allow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ration" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Ration

Ration verb - To give as a share or portion.
Usage example: the region has had to ration water during times of drought

Allow and ration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Ration".

Common collocations

speed allow speed ration speed
items allow items ration items

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Eureka Seven AO This convinces him to join Génération Bleu and leave the island entirely (well, this and the fact that doing so might allow him to find his mother).
  • Only once she's gotten that bow does she even think about mounting an offensive against the Careers, but it is her skill with wilderness survival, tendency to ration and plan ahead, and speed and agility that allow her to hold out long enough in the meantime.
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