ration book

noun

A book or other document that allows a person to purchase particular foods during a time of food shortages.

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Meanings

nounration book (plural ration books)

plural ration books

  1. historicalA book or other document that allows a person to purchase particular foods during a time of food shortages.
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APA

ration book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ration%20book

MLA

“ration book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ration%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ration book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ration%20book.

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