Associations to the word «Dole»

Wiktionary

DOLE, verb. To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
DOLE, noun. Money or other goods given as charity.
DOLE, noun. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
DOLE, noun. (informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed.
DOLE, noun. A boundary; a landmark.
DOLE, noun. (UK) (dialect) A void space left in tillage.
DOLE, noun. (archaic) Sorrow or grief; dolour.
DOLE, noun. (legal) (Scotland) dolus
DOLE BLUDGER, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (pejorative) (slang) An unemployed person who has no intention of seeking a job, and survives on government-funded unemployment benefits.
DOLE BLUDGERS, noun. Plural of dole bludger
DOLE MEADOW, noun. A meadow in which several persons have a common right or share.
DOLE OUT, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To distribute in small amounts.

Dictionary definition

DOLE, noun. A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given.
DOLE, noun. Money received from the state.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley