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Meanings of dole in English

Money received from the state.

Usage of dole in English
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Julian Jennings: 'I used to go to the dole.
The Guardian
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It is unacceptable for governments to stand by as dole queues lengthen.
The Guardian
3
The North's Further Education Minister has escaped both defeat and the dole.
The Irish Times
4
If you're not on the list, there is no chance of dole.
Venus In Copper
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Then we shall dole the gas out as it is urgently needed.
The Poison Belt
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Four fine no-frills restaurants dole out tripe soup, supposedly a hangover cure.
The Guardian
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Then first she suffered dole; she renounced all pleasure at his death.
The Nibelungenlied
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I lived off my dole money and drank from my savings account.
Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
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Then, in its wake, came the plaintive dole of a scavenging coyote.
The Forfeit
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For some people, attending a dole office can be a distressing experience.
The Irish Times
11
Will the 1980s be repeated, with dole queues stretching outside the doors?
The Irish Times
12
Quite possibly the dole may affront some owner of houses and lands.
East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champa...
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He did not dole out the sum he had agreed to provide.
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
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The man on subsidy or public dole could vote to demand more.
Badge of Infamy
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Lem had his senior officers dole out the cash to the crew.
Earth Unaware
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There one might stab him, and thence is my care and dole.
The Fall of the Nibelungs
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Dole through the time
Dole across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Rare