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doling Definition


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dole
noun
    1. colloq
      Unemployment benefit.
      Form: the dole
verb
    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)
Idiom: on the dole
    colloq
    Unemployed; receiving a Job Seekers Allowance (formerly Unemployment Benefit), or another Social Security benefit.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon dal share.



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