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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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The meaning of DOLE is a grant of government funds to the unemployed. How to use dole in a sentence.
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.
The dole or dole is money that is given regularly by the government to people who are unemployed.
Definition of dole noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DOLE meaning: 1. the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed: 2. the money that the…. Learn more.
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.
What does the noun dole mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dole, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. dole has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
: money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor. dole money. — usually used as the dole. The government is changing the rules for receiving the dole. [= (US) welfare] They've been on/off the dole for a year. They're going on/off the dole. 2 dole / ˈ doʊl/ verb.
DOLE definition: money that the government gives someone when they are unemployed: . Learn more.
