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- Dictionarydole/dəʊl/
noun
- 1. benefit paid by the state to the unemployed: informal British "they are receiving the dole" Similar
- 2. a person's lot or destiny: literary "death be his dole who worst maintains the strife"
verb
- 1. distribute shares of something: "the scanty portions of food doled out to them"
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the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed: on the dole Young people on (= receiving) the dole are often bored and frustrated. go on the dole If I can't find any work within a month, I'll have to go on the dole. Fewer examples. After the mines closed, my uncle spent the next ten years on the dole.
The meaning of DOLE is a grant of government funds to the unemployed. How to use dole in a sentence.
DOLE meaning: 1. the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed: 2. the money that the…. Learn more.
noun. a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance. Synonyms: pittance, share, alms. a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity. a form of payment to the unemployed instituted by the British government in 1918.
DOLE definition: money that the government gives someone when they are unemployed: . Learn more.
noun. 1. a small portion or share, as of money or food, given to a poor person. 2. the act of giving or distributing such portions. 3. See the dole. 4. See on the dole. 5. archaic. fate. verb. 6.(transitive; usually foll byout) to distribute, esp in small portions. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
1. The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed. 2. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given: increasing the monthly dole given to poor families. 3. Archaic One's fate. tr.v. doled, dol·ing, doles. To give out, especially in portions or shares; allot or distribute.
Definition of dole noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. [countable * usually singular] an amount of money, etc., esp. given at regular intervals by a charity: A dole is given to them every two weeks or so. v. [~ + out + object] to give out (something) in small quantities: to dole out water during a drought. Idioms, Government on the dole, [Chiefly Brit.] receiving relief payments from the government.
Dole is a charitable donation or support, like the dole governments provide to victims of natural disasters. Dole is also a verb meaning "distribute," so you might dole out your leftover Halloween candy to your little sisters.
