doles

dəʊl

noun

benefit paid by the state to the unemployed.

I was on the dole for three years

unemployment benefit,state benefit,government benefit,benefit,benefit payments,social security,social security payments,public assistance allowance,allowance,welfare,insurance money,grant,financial assistance,the buroo,the broo

verb

distribute shares of something.

the scanty portions of food doled out to them

deal out,share out,mete out,divide up,allocate,allot,apportion,assign,distribute,dispense,hand out,give out,pass out,pass round,issue,disburse,dish out,dish up,divvy up