dole
/doʊl/
noun
- Money or other assistance given by the government to people who are unemployed or in need.
- He collected unemployment dole while looking for a new job.
- Many families relied on the dole to buy food and pay rent.
- The government increased the dole during the economic crisis.
- A small amount of something, especially food or money, given as charity.
- She handed out a dole of coins to the beggars on the street.
- The charity provided a dole of warm clothing to the homeless.
- The refugees received a daily dole of bread and water.
verb
- To distribute or give out something, especially in small amounts.
- The teacher doled out stickers to the students who finished their work.
- He carefully doled the candy to each child at the party.
- The organization doled supplies to the disaster victims.
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