dole

dole ¹  (dl)

n.

1. Charitable dispensation of goods, especially money, food, or clothing.

2. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given.

3. Chiefly British The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed; welfare.

4. Archaic One's fate.

tr.v. doled, dol·ing, doles

1. To dispense as charity.

2. To give out in small portions; distribute sparingly. See Synonyms at distribute.

Idiom:

on the dole

Receiving regular relief payments from or as if from the government.

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[Middle English dol, part, share, from Old English dl; see dail- in Indo-European roots.]

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dole ²  (dl)

n. Archaic

Sorrow; grief; dolor.

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[Middle English dol, from Old French dol, deul, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolre, to feel pain, grieve.]

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dole

Noun

1. the dole Brit, Austral & NZ informal money received from the state while unemployed

2. on the dole Brit, Austral & NZ informal receiving benefit while unemployed

Verb

[doling, doled]

dole out to distribute in small quantities [Old English dāl share]

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Dole¹ a portion; a share.

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Dole² of doves; a company of doves—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486. Also called dule.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
	2.	dole - money received from the state pogey, pogy public assistance, social welfare, welfare - governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need; "she lives on welfare"

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dole

noun share, grant, gift, allowance, portion, donation, quota, parcel, handout, modicum, pittance, alms, gratuity, koha N.Z.

dole something out give out, share, deal out, distribute, divide, assign, administer, allocate, hand out, dispense, allot, mete, apportion

Translations

dole [dəul] n (BRIT) (payment) → subsidio de paro;

on the dole → parado

dole out vt → repartir

dole [dəul] n (Brit) (= payment); allocation f de chômage;

on the dole → au chômage

dole out vt → donner au compte-goutte

dole [dəul] (Brit) n → Arbeitslosenunterstützung f;

on the dole → arbeitslos

dole out dole vt → austeilen, verteilen

dole [dəul] n (BRIT) → sussidio di disoccupazione;

to be on the dole → vivere del sussidio

dole out vt → distribuire

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dole

v dole [dəul]

(usually with out) to hand or give out shares of She doled out the food. uitdeel, uitreik يُعْطي، يُوزِّع раздавам rozdělovat, přidělit dele ud; uddele austeilen μοιράζω repartir välja jagama مستمری دادن jakaa distribuer parcimonieusement לְחָלֶק בְּמָנוֹת קְטָנוֹת बांटना razdijeliti (szűkösen) kioszt menjatah útbÿta distribuire 施す 나누어 주다 dalinti izdalīt beri uitdelen dele ut wydzielać repartir a da de pomană (скупо) выдавать rozdeľovať (raz)deliti deliti dela ut บริจาคเพื่อการกุศล dağıtmak 施捨，發放救濟 подавати تقسیم کرنا sự phát chẩn 施舍，发放救济

n

(with the) a slang word for the payment made by the state to an unemployed person He's on the dole. toelae, aalmoese إعانَةٌ للعاطِلين عن العَمَل държавна помощ при безработица podpora v nezaměstnanosti arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelse stempeln gehen (sl.) επίδομα ανεργίας (λαϊκ.) (subsidio de) paro töötu abiraha اعانه؛ مستمری työttömyyskorvaus (au) chômage דְמֵי אָבטָלָה दान, टुकड़ा milostinja munkanélküli segély tunjangan sosial atvinnuleysisbætur sussidio di disoccupazione 失業手当 실업 수당 bedarbio pašalpa bezdarbnieku pabalsts bahagi-bahagikan werkloosheidsuitkering arbeidsledighetstrygd zasiłek dla bezrobotnych fundo de desemprego (în) şomaj пособие по безработице podpora v nezamestnanosti podpora socijalna pomoć arbetslöshetsunderstöd เงินที่รัฐบาลแจกให้คนว่างงานทุก ๆ เดือน işsizlik/yardım parası 失業人可以申請的救濟 допомога по безробіттю بے کاری میں سرکار سے ملنے والا گزارہ sự bố thí 失业人可以申请的救济