Definitions for dôledoʊl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
doledoʊl(n.; v.)doled, dol•ing.
(n.)an allotment of money, food, etc., esp. as given at regular intervals by a charity.
(v.t.)to distribute in charity.
to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usu. fol. by out):
to dole out water during a drought.
Idioms for dole:
on the dole,Chiefly Brit.receiving relief payments from the government.
Category: Idiom, Government
Origin of dole:
bef. 1000; ME dol, OE gedāl sharing; akin to deal1
dole*doʊl(n.)
grief or sorrow; lamentation.
* Archaic..
Origin of dole:
1200–50; ME do(e)l < AF, OF < LL dolus, for L dolordolor
Doledoʊl(n.)
Robert J(oseph), born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–1996.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
dole(noun)
a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
dole, pogy, pogey(noun)
money received from the state
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
dole(verb)ʊl
to give out to several people; = distribute
$16M have been doled out in building grants.
Webster Dictionary
Dole(noun)
grief; sorrow; lamentation
Dole(noun)
see Dolus
Dole(noun)
distribution; dealing; apportionment
Dole(noun)
that which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance
Dole(noun)
alms; charitable gratuity or portion
Dole(noun)
a boundary; a landmark
Dole(noun)
a void space left in tillage
Dole(verb)
to deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Dôle
a town in the dep. of Jura, on the Doubs, and the Rhône and Rhine Canal, 28 m. SE. of Dijon, with iron-works, and a trade in wine, grain, &c.
Translations for dôle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
dole(noun)
(with the ) a slang word for the payment made by the state to an unemployed person
He's on the dole.
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- إعانَةٌ للعاطِلين عن العَمَلArabic
- държавна помощ при безработицаBulgarian
- seguro desempregoPortuguese (BR)
- podpora v nezaměstnanostiCzech
- stempeln gehen (sl.)German
- arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelseDanish
- επίδομα ανεργίας (λαϊκ.)Greek
- (subsidio de) paroSpanish
- töötu abirahaEstonian
- اعانه؛ مستمریFarsi
- työttömyyskorvausFinnish
- (au) chômageFrench
- דְמֵי אָבטָלָהHebrew
- दान, टुकड़ाHindi
- milostinjaCroatian
- munkanélküli segélyHungarian
- tunjangan sosialIndonesian
- atvinnuleysisbæturIcelandic
- sussidio di disoccupazioneItalian
- 失業手当Japanese
- 실업 수당Korean
- bedarbio pašalpaLithuanian
- bezdarbnieku pabalstsLatvian
- bahagi-bahagikanMalay
- werkloosheidsuitkeringDutch
- arbeidsledighetstrygdNorwegian
- zasiłek dla bezrobotnychPolish
- اعانه؛ مستمریPersian
- ، بخششPashto
- fundo de desempregoPortuguese
- (în) şomajRomanian
- пособие по безработицеRussian
- podpora v nezamestnanostiSlovak
- podporaSlovenian
- socijalna pomoćSerbian
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- เงินที่รัฐบาลแจกให้คนว่างงานทุก ๆ เดือนThai
- işsizlik/yardım parasıTurkish
- (俚語)失業救濟金Chinese (Trad.)
- допомога по безробіттюUkrainian
- بے کاری میں سرکار سے ملنے والا گزارہUrdu
- sự bố thíVietnamese
- 救济物，失业救济金Chinese (Simp.)
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