dole

1. Charitable dispensation of goods, especially money, food, or clothing.
2. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given.
3. Chiefly British. The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed; welfare.
4. Archaic. One's fate.

1. To dispense as charity.
2. To give out in small portions; distribute sparingly. See synonyms at distribute.

on the dole

1. Receiving regular relief payments from or as if from the government.

[Middle English dol, part, share, from Old English dāl.]

[Middle English dol, from Old French dol, deul, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolēre, to feel pain, grieve.]

noun

1. Assistance, especially money, food, and other necessities, given to the needy or dispossessed: aid, handout, public assistance, relief, welfare. See help/harm/harmless.
2. That which is allotted: allocation, allotment, allowance, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split. Informal cut. Slang divvy. See collect/distribute.

phrasal verb - dole out

To give out in portions or shares: deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, parcel out, portion (out), ration (out), share. Slang divvy. See collect/distribute.

Tutor's tip: He felt "dull" (not clear; stupid) and surprisingly "dol" (a measure of the degree of pain) about being on the "dole" (unemployment compensation), and thus not having enough money to buy the "doll" (a toy figure resembling a person) for his daughter.

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Dole may refer to:

• A gift of food or money in charity distributed or doled out (the dole); specifically, various kinds of payments from government funds, such as:
  • the 'grain dole' or 'corn dole' of Ancient Rome
  • Jobseeker's Allowance in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
  • Newstart Allowance in Australia.
  • Unemployment benefits
  • Welfare
• Dole Food Company, US agricultural corporation
• Dôle, a blend style of Swiss wine from the Valais
• DOLE, Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)
• Dole Air Race, ill-fated 1927 air race named for sponsor James Dole (see below)

Places:

• Dole, Jura, a commune in the Jura département in France
• La Dôle, a mountain in Switzerland
• Dole, Nepal, a village in Nepal
• Dole, Ceredigion, a hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales
• Dole, Latvia, a town in Latvia

People:

• Bob Dole
• Elizabeth Dole
• James Dole
• Lester Dole
• Mary Phylinda Dole
• Sanford B. Dole
• Vincent Dole

See also

• Dhole
• Dhol

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelse, bistand, almisse, skærv, skæbne
v. tr. - rationere strengt, fordele sparsomt

idioms:

• dole out    rationere strengt
• dole queue    arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelseskøen
• on the dole    på støtten

2.
n. - sorg, kvide

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedeling, aalmoes, WW-uitkering, smart, jammerklacht, lot, uitdelen

Français (French)
1.
n. - allocation de chômage, indemnité
v. tr. - distribuer

idioms:

• dole out    distribuer, accorder au compte-gouttes, donner l'aumône
• dole queue    file d'attente à l'agence pour l'emploi
• on the dole    (être) au chômage

2.
n. - chagrin, lamentation

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Arbeitslosengeld/ -unterstützung, Stütze, milde Gabe, Schicksal
v. - in kleinen Mengen verteilen, (ugs) stempeln gehen, Schlange für Arbeitslosengeldzahlung

idioms:

• dole out    austeilen
• dole queue    Arbeitslosigkeit
• on the dole    arbeitslos

2.
n. - Kummer, Klage

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίδομα ανεργίας, (απαρχ.) πόνος, θλίψη, βοήθημα
v. - χορηγώ με μέτρο, μοιράζω με (το) δελτίο

idioms:

• dole out    χορηγώ με μέτρο, μοιράζω με (το) δελτίο
• dole queue    ουρά των ανέργων
• on the dole    (καθομ.) σε (επιδότηση από) ταμείο ανεργίας

Italiano (Italian)
sussidio

idioms:

• dole out    dispensare
• dole queue    distribuzione di sussidi
• on the dole    disoccupato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sorte (f), donativo (m), lamento (m)
v. - repartir

idioms:

• dole out    distribuir donativos
• dole queue    fila (f) de desempregados
• on the dole    estar desempregado

Русский (Russian)
пособие по безработице, социальная помощь, милостыня

idioms:

• dole out    распределять
• dole queue    очередь в бюро по трудоустройству, число безработных
• on the dole    на пособии

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - subsidio de desempleo, subsidio de paro
v. tr. - distribuir caritativamente, repartir parcamente

idioms:

• dole out    repartir parcamente, dar, criticar
• dole queue    número de desempleados o de parados
• on the dole    estar cobrando subsidio de desempleo o de cesantía, estar acogido al paro

2.
n. - tristeza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - allmosa, vard. arbetslöshetsunderstöd, smärta
v. - dela ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 赈济物, 施舍物, 一份, 发放, 以小份发给

idioms:

• dole out    发放, 发给
• dole queue    领失业救济队伍, 失业, 失业人口
• on the dole    失业救济

2. 失业救济金

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 賑濟物, 施捨物, 一份
v. tr. - 發放, 以小份發給

idioms:

• dole out    發放, 發給
• dole queue    領失業救濟隊伍, 失業, 失業人口
• on the dole    失業救濟

2.
n. - 失業救濟金

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 구호품, 실업연금
v. tr. - ~을 베풀다

idioms:

• dole out    나누어 주다

2.
n. - 비통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 施し物, 失業手当, 施し, 運命, 嘆き

idioms:

• dole out    少しずつ出す, 少しずつ与える
• dole queue    失業給付者の増加
• on the dole    失業手当を受ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إعانه حكوميه للعاطلين عن العمل, التصدق على الفقراء (فعل) يوزع شئ, يتصدق بشئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קצבת אבטלה, צדקה, נדבה‬
v. tr. - ‮קצב בצמצום, נתן צדקה או נדבה‬
n. - ‮צער, קינה‬

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