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How to pronounce dole in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pogey, pogy
Type of public assistance, social welfare, welfare
Type Words
Type of share, percentage, portion, part

Examples of dole

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David Cameron saves Britain from homicidal foxes, dole-scroungers and socialism.
From the guardian.co.uk
The in-store bar has 24 enomatic machines, which dole out small samples of wine.
From the ocregister.com
Over the past year, 3,900 people in Northern Ireland have joined the dole queue.
From the bbc.co.uk
Figures show the number of women on the dole is at its highest level since 1996.
From the guardian.co.uk
Dole is not a big sales generator for the 21,300-circulation newspaper, he said.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The deserves some sort of fine or suspension that Colin Campbell won't dole out.
From the post-gazette.com
If a modeling agency is legitimate, you won't have to dole out cash to get work.
From the sltrib.com
One hundred weeks is an awfully long time to be living on the government's dole.
From the theatlantic.com
The ministry has just 35m shekels to dole out to 17 different musical ensembles.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
  • Money received from the state
  • The Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment (Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleyo|) (commonly abbreviated to "DOLE") is the executive department of the Philippine Government mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and services, and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the ...
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  • Dole (Kladanj) is a village in the municipality of Kladanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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  • Money or other goods given as charity; payment by the state to the unemployed; sorrow or grief; dolour; To distribute in small amounts; to share out, small portions of a meagre resource