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| dole [ dōl ] |
noun |
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1. U.K. government unemployment payment: a regular sum of money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed
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informal
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2. charity: the giving of clothes, money, or food to somebody who is in need
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3. somebody's fate: somebody's fate in life
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archaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle doled, present participle dol·ing, 3rd person present singular doles) |
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distribute something as charity: to distribute something as charity to somebody who is in need
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| [ Old English dāl "portion" < Germanic] |
