Fixed allowance (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fixed allowance</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(a fixed quota given out to someone)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ration that I've seen before include "Dole out portion due to shortage" , "Limit supply in time of scarcity" , "Eke out" , "Wartime allowance?" , "Share or allotment, of food say" .)
(Other definitions for quota that I've seen before include "Allocation" , "Share, allotment" , "Prescribed number or quantity permitted" , "Designated amount" , "Entitlement" .)