Dole

Dole  (dl), Robert Joseph Known as "Bob." Born 1923.

American politician who served as a U.S. representative (1961-1969) and senator (1969-1996) from Kansas. He ran as Vice President in Gerald Ford's unsuccessful presidential campaign (1976) and was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election.

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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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dole¹

n

1. (Social Welfare) a small portion or share, as of money or food, given to a poor person

2. (Social Welfare) the act of giving or distributing such portions

3. (Social Welfare) (usually preceded by the) Brit informal money received from the state while out of work

(Social Welfare)

on the dole Brit informal receiving such money

5. Archaic fate

vb

(tr; usually foll by out) to distribute, esp in small portions

[Old English dāl share; related to Old Saxon dēl, Old Norse deild, Gothic dails, Old High German teil; see deal¹]

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dole²

n

Archaic grief or mourning

[from Old French, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolēre to lament]

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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 They hold out fragile arms for a dole of food.

dole something out give out, share, deal out, distribute, divide, assign, administer, allocate, hand out, dispense, allot, mete, apportion I began to dole out the money.

the dole (Brit. & Austral informal) benefits, welfare, social security, unemployment benefit, state benefit, allowance, public assistance, government benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance, JSA It's not easy living on the dole.

Translations

dole [dəʊl] (Brit)

A. N → subsidio m de paro, paro m
to be on the dole → estar parado, cobrar el paro

B. CPD dole queue N → cola f del paro

dole out VT + ADV → repartir, distribuir

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dole [ˈdəʊl] n (British) (= payment) → allocation f chômage
on the dole → au chômage
to be on the dole → être au chômage
A lot of people are on the dole → Beaucoup de gens sont au chômage.
to go on the dole → s'inscrire au chômage
to live on the dole → vivre du chômage

dole out

vt [+ money, food] → donner au compte-gouttes

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dole

n (Brit inf) → Arbeitslosenunterstützung f, → Alu f (inf), → Stütze f (inf); to go/be on the dole → stempeln (gehen)

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dole [dəʊl] n (Brit) (fam) → sussidio di disoccupazione
to be on the dole → ricevere un sussidio di disoccupazione

dole out vt + adv → distribuire

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dole [dəʊl] n (Brit) (fam) → sussidio di disoccupazione
to be on the dole → ricevere un sussidio di disoccupazione

dole out vt + adv → distribuire

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dole

v dole [dəul]

(usually without) 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 (~을) 베풀다 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

(withthe) 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

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Dole → إعانة بَطَالة podpora v nezaměstnanosti arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelse Arbeitslosenunterstützung επίδομα ανεργίας subsidio de desempleo, subsidio de paro työttömyyskorvaus chômage novčana potpora sussidio di disoccupazione 失業手当 실업 수당 bedeling utdeling zasiłek dla bezrobotnych auxílio desemprego, esmola пособие по безработице arbetslöshetsunderstöd เงินที่รัฐบาลให้กับคนว่างงานทุกเดือน yoksulluk yardımı tiền trợ cấp thất nghiệp 救济金