Dole

Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊl/

Dole (noun)

  1. Money given by the government to unemployed people.
  2. A small amount of food or money given to poor people.

Examples

  • Many families rely on the dole to make ends meet.
  • The dole provides essential support for unemployed individuals.

Common collocations: receive the dole, live on the dole, give a dole, receive a dole, dole out supplies

Dole (verb)

  1. To give something, especially money or food, to people.

Examples

  • They dole out food to the needy every weekend.
  • The teacher doled out the assignments to the students.

Synonyms of Dole

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Dole

  • — when discussing the act of keeping resources