dole+out
11dole out — {v. phr.} To measure out sparingly. * /Since the water ration was running low in the desert, the camp commandant doled out small cups of water to each soldier./ …
12dole\ out — v. phr. To measure out sparingly. Since the water ration was running low in the desert, the camp commandant doled out small cups of water to each soldier …
13dole out — distribute in small amounts (esp. money); give out freely, dish out …
14dole out — transitive verb Date: 1749 1. to give or deliver in small portions 2. dish out Synonyms: see distribute …
15dole out — Distribute, divide, apportion, allot, assign, share, deal, deal out …
16dole — ► NOUN (often in phrase on the dole) Brit. informal ▪ benefit paid by the state to the unemployed. ► VERB (dole out) ▪ distribute. ORIGIN Old English, «division, portion, or share»; related to DEAL(Cf. ↑deal) …
17out of work — [adj] not employed between jobs, collecting unemployment, idle, jobless, laid off, on the dole, out of a job, unemployed; concept 351 Ant. employed …
18dole — dole1 [dəul US doul] n [U] informal 1.) BrE money given by the government in Britain to people who are unemployed be/go on the dole (=be unemployed and receiving money from the government) ▪ Too many young people are still on the dole. ▪ The… …
19dole — I. /doʊl / (say dohl) noun 1. a portion of money, food, etc., given, especially in charity or for maintenance. 2. a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity. 3. a payment by a government to an unemployed person. 4. Obsolete one s fate… …
20dole — dole1 [ doul ] verb ,dole out phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to give something, such as food or money, to a particular group of people or to every person in a group: The government has agreed to dole out an additional $5 million in education… …
