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