dole
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- Rhymes: -əʊl
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to dole (third-person singular simple present doles, present participle doling, simple past and past participle doled)
dole
- To distribute in small amounts; to share out, small portions of a meagre resource.
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dole (uncountable)
- money or other goods given as charity
- (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) 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.
- (archaic) sorrow or grief; dolour
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[edit] Adverb
dole
- down (implies location)
[edit] Related terms
- (dynamic) dolů