Ration vs Dation - What's the difference?
ration | dation |
To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
To restrict (an activity etc.)
As nouns the difference between ration and dation
is that ration is while dation is (rare|legal) the act of giving, granting or conferring (eg an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.ration
English
(wikipedia ration)Verb
(en verb)- 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.