dole

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdəʊl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dōl/

Noun

Singular dole

Plural doles

1. (uncountable) A dole is money given as charity or welfare to someone who is poor.

   The closing of the steel plant put a hundred families on the dole.

Verb

Plain form dole

Third-person singular doles

Past tense doled

Past participle doled

Present participle doling

1. (transitive) When you dole something out, you distribute a product to a large number of people, often free of charge.

   The Union Station Foundation doled out 1,000 free turkeys to needy families over the holidays.