Dictionary
dole
Pronunciation: (dōl), [key]
—n., v., doled, dol•ing.
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n.
1. a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., esp. as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
2. a dealing out or distributing, esp. in charity.
3. a form of payment to the unemployed instituted by the British government in 1918.
4. any similar payment by a government to an unemployed person.
5. Archaic.one's fate or destiny.
6. on the dole, receiving payment from the government, as relief:
They couldn't afford any luxuries while living on the dole.
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v.t.
1. to distribute in charity.
2. to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usually fol. by
out):
The last of the water was doled out to the thirsty crew. dole
Pronunciation: (dōl), [key]—
n. Archaic.
grief or sorrow; lamentation.
Dole
Pronunciation: (dōl), [key]—
n.
1. Robert J(oseph), born 1923, U.S. politician: senator since 1969.
2. Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, U.S. politician and jurist in Hawaii: president of Republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first territorial governor 1900–03.
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