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dole

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 dole /ˈdoʊl/ noun
1 dole
/ˈdoʊl/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOLE
[noncount]
: money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor usually used as the dole
2 dole /ˈdoʊl/ verb
doles; doled; doling
2 dole
/ˈdoʊl/
verb
doles; doled; doling
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOLE

dole out

[phrasal verb]
dole out (something) also dole (something) out
: to give (something) to people