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dole
noun
- 1. colloq
- Unemployment benefit.
- Form: the dole
- intr
doled, doling
1. To hand it out or give it out.
- Thesaurus: distribute, share, parcel, mete, allot, allocate, ration, divide, apportion.
- Form: dole something out (always)
- colloq
Unemployed; receiving a Job Seekers Allowance (formerly Unemployment Benefit), or another Social Security benefit.
