ALL meanings of dole
dole
D d - noun dole Benefit paid by the government to the unemployed. 1
- noun dole Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96. 1
- noun dole Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, U.S. politician and jurist in Hawaii: president of Republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first territorial governor 1900–03. 1
- verb with object dole to distribute in charity. 1
- verb with object dole to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usually followed by out): The last of the water was doled out to the thirsty crew. 1
- idioms dole on the dole, receiving payment from the government, as relief: They couldn't afford any luxuries while living on the dole. 1
- transitive verb dole distribute, hand out 1
- noun dole unemployment benefit 1
- noun dole Money or other goods given as charity. 0
- noun dole Distribution; dealing; apportionment. 0
- noun dole (Informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed. 0
- noun dole A boundary; a landmark. 0
- noun dole (Britain, dialect) A void space left in tillage. 0
- noun dole (archaic) Sorrow or grief; dolour. 0
- noun dole (law, Scotland) dolus. 0
- verb dole To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. 0
- uncountable noun dole The dole or dole is money that is given regularly by the government to people who are unemployed. 0
- noun dole a small portion or share, as of money or food, given to a poor person 0
- noun dole the act of giving or distributing such portions 0
- noun dole fate 0
- verb dole to distribute, esp in small portions 0
- noun dole grief or mourning 0
- noun dole a giving out of money or food to those in great need; relief 0
- noun dole that which is thus given out 0
- noun dole anything given out sparingly 0
- noun dole a form of payment by a government to the unemployed, as in England 0
- noun dole one's destiny or lot 0
- verb transitive dole to give sparingly or as a dole 0
- noun dole sorrow; dolor 0