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[ dohl ] / doʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dole ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance. a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity. a form of payment to the unemployed instituted by the British government in 1918. any similar payment by a government to an unemployed person. Archaic. one's fate or destiny. verb (used with object), doled, dol·ing.to distribute in charity. to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usually followed by out): The last of the water was doled out to the thirsty crew. Idioms for doleon the dole, receiving payment from the government, as relief: They couldn't afford any luxuries while living on the dole.
Origin of dole1before 1000; Middle English dol,Old English gedāl sharing; cf. deal1 SYNONYMS FOR dole1 share, pittance. 7 ration. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dole ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby doledolce, dolce far niente, Dolcelatte, dolce vita, doldrums, dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite Definition for dole (2 of 3)[ dohl ] / doʊl /
noun Archaic.grief or sorrow; lamentation. Origin of dole21200–50; Middle English do( e) l<Anglo-French, Old French <Late Latin dolus, for Latin dolordolor Definition for dole (3 of 3)[ dohl ] / doʊl /
nounRobert J(oseph), born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96. Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, U.S. politician and jurist in Hawaii: president of Republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first territorial governor 1900–03. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doleSan Diego County threw its support to Dole but just barely thanks to tens of thousands of votes for independent Ross Perot. Politics Report: A Poll and a Court Ruling in Key Council Race|Scott Lewis|August 22, 2020|Voice of San Diego I was also involved in the origins of the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University. This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST These labels matter, but so does our over-zealous urge to dole them out and endlessly dwell on them. Lena Vs. The Feminist Police|Amy Zimmerman|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST A month before the Ethics Committee vote that McConnell boasts about today, he and Dole were publicly defending Packwood. And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate!|Eleanor Clift|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There can be no question that the trendiest trend of our popular culture is the return of drug use,” Dole said. The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST But I hope enough Kansans remember what Roberts did to Dole when the latter was counting on him most. Dole, Nazis, and Desperation in Kansas|Michael Tomasky|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST He made the ink, and could dole it out not only to the brethren but to lay folk if they asked for it civilly. Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage Your father and my uncle hath made motions: 217 if it be my luck, so; if not, happy man be his dole! The Merry Wives of Windsor|William Shakespeare At the same sitting, he applied to Commissioner Dole for new instructions246. The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War|Annie Heloise Abel With many a pastime they whiled the hours away, but still her love constrained him and often gave him dole. The Nibelungenlied|Unknown And then four girls ought to sit on the top of each barrel, and dole out the wine from where they sit in long-eared rummers. A Hungarian Nabob|Maurus Jkai
British Dictionary definitions for dole (1 of 2)
nouna small portion or share, as of money or food, given to a poor person the act of giving or distributing such portions the dole British informal money received from the state while out of work on the dole British informal receiving such money archaic fate verb(tr usually foll by out) to distribute, esp in small portions Word Origin for doleOld English dāl share; related to Old Saxon dēl, Old Norse deild, Gothic dails, Old High German teil; see deal 1 British Dictionary definitions for dole (2 of 2)
nounarchaic grief or mourning Word Origin for doleC13: from Old French, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolēre to lament Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to doleshare, dispensation, trifle, pittance, apportionment, grant, gratuity, portion, modicum, relief, division, parcel, subsistence, quota, donation, mite, charity, gift, handout, benefit |