dolenoun [ S ]
uk/dəʊl/us/doʊl/the dole UK informal
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- After the mines closed, my uncle spent the next ten years on the dole.
- Even though he was a graduate, he took a cleaning job rather than stay on the dole.
the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed:
Young people on (= receiving) the dole are often bored and frustrated.
If I can't find any work within a month, I'll have to go on the dole.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Social security & state benefits
- AFDC
- be on relief idiom
- benefit
- child benefit
- claim
- claimant
- family allowance
- family credit
- giro
- housing benefit
- income support
- means testing
- sickness benefit
- sign
- sign off
- social security
- social welfare
- unemployment benefit
- welfare
- welfare state
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