dole

CEFRC2

/dəʊl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money given by the government to people without jobs.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give something out in small amounts.

Examples

  • Dole out your wisdom a little at a time.

  • Senator Dole was a hero during World War Two.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /doʊl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.

  2. Money or other goods given as charity.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

More examples

In context

  • c. 1650s, John Cleveland, Upon Phillis Walking in a Morning before Sun-rising At her general dole, / Each receives his ancient soul.

  • I get my dole paid twice a week.

  • I've been on the dole for two years now.

Synonyms

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The unemployed worker received a small weekly blank from the government.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dol, from Old English dāl (“portion, share, division, allotment”), from Proto-Germanic *dailą (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic дѣлити (děliti, “divide”). More at deal.