dole
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See also dolé
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -əʊl
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English dol, from Old English dāl (“portion, share, division, allotment”), from Proto-Germanic *dailą (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhAil- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Albanian thelë (“portion,piece”) and Old Church Slavonic (dola), (dilu, “part”). More at deal.
Verb [edit]
dole (third-person singular simple present doles, present participle doling, simple past and past participle doled)
- To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
Noun [edit]
dole (uncountable)
- Money or other goods given as charity.
- (informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed.
- I get my dole paid twice a week.
- I′ve been on the dole for two years now.
- 1996, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes: A Memoir, page 107,
- The men sit because they′re worn out from walking to the Labour Exchange every morning to sign for the dole, discussing the world′s problems and wondering what to do with the rest of the day.
- 1997, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Economic Surveys: Australia, page 67,
- The FY 1997/98 Commonwealth budget allocated funding of A$ 21.6 million to the Work for the Dole initiative for unemployed young people.
Translations [edit]
money or goods given as charity
unemployment benefit
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Ultimately from Latin dolor.
Noun [edit]
dole (uncountable)
- (archaic) Sorrow or grief; dolour.
- 1485, Thomas Malory, William Caxton, 1868, Morte Darthur, page 212,
- Sir, said Sir Gingalin, I wot not what knight he was, but well I wot that he sigheth, and maketh great dole.
- 1485, Thomas Malory, William Caxton, 1868, Morte Darthur, page 212,
Derived terms [edit]
- (payment to support the unemployed): dole bludger
Anagrams [edit]
Czech [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Adverb [edit]
dole
- down (at a lower place or position)
Antonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
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Dutch [edit]
Verb [edit]
dole
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
dole
- first-person singular present indicative of doler
- third-person singular present indicative of doler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of doler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of doler
- second-person singular imperative of doler
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
dolē
- second-person singular present active imperative of doleō
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (Ijekavian): dȍlje
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /dôle/
- Hyphenation: do‧le
Adverb [edit]
dȍle (Cyrillic spelling до̏ле)
Interjection [edit]
dȍle (Cyrillic spelling до̏ле)
- down
- dol(j)e s vladom! — down with the government!
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