rations
Definitions
A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.
The food supply for a person or animal, especially for a day or a specific period.
Examples
The soldiers were forced to survive on meager rations during the long winter campaign.
Each hiker was given enough food rations to last for the duration of the three-day trek.
The captain ordered the crew to cut their daily rations in half to ensure they had enough supplies to reach the port.