dole
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7.1
- noun
- /doʊl/
- UK
:
ayuda
- He relied on the government dole during his time of unemployment to help pay the bills.
- a public dole
- a government dole
- get off the dole
Examples
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During the winter months, the charity provided food and clothing as a dole to families in need.
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Instead, the food lines will grow with the government dole.
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He has put more on the dole than any administration in history.
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He was not on the dole, even though his income was high.
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You can't feed a dog on the dole, and you can't feed a family on it, either.
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Quite simply, the grain dole provided free or subsidized grain for Rome's poorest citizens at the state's expense.
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Now he is demoralized because too many of his countrymen have abandoned them, preferring instead a dole of bread and circuses.
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Community organizations organized a dole to distribute blankets and warm meals to the homeless.
Synonyms
359
1.9
Money, goods, or time given to help others and organizations
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1.0
Giving money or help to people who need it
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2.5
Money, food or clothing given free to people in need
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3.3
Help by giving money or goods to people in need
A donation of money that helps people or organizations
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Etymology
Dole originally meant a small 'share' or 'portion' from the old English word dal, so a charitable dole is the food, clothes, or money given out to people who need help.