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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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DOLE definition: 1. the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed: 2. the money that the…. Learn more.
The meaning of DOLE is a grant of government funds to the unemployed. How to use dole in a sentence. a grant of government funds to the unemployed; a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy…
The dole or dole is money that is given regularly by the government to people who are unemployed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
noun. /dəʊl/ [singular] (usually the dole) (British English, informal) money paid by the state to unemployed people. on the dole He's been on the dole (= without a job) for a year. The changes will affect about 80 per cent of those receiving the dole. There have been calls to increase dole payments.
See synonyms for dole on Thesaurus.com noun a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
DOLE definition: money that the government gives someone when they are unemployed: . Learn more.
