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Definitions for Dole

[1] a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
[2] a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity.
[3] a form of payment to the unemployed instituted by the British government in 1918.
[4] any similar payment by a government to an unemployed person.
[5] Archaic . one's fate or destiny.
[6] to distribute in charity.
[7] to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usually followed by out ): The last of the water was doled out to the thirsty crew.
[8] on the dole , receiving payment from the government, as relief: They couldn't afford any luxuries while living on the dole.
[9] grief or sorrow; lamentation.
[10] Robert J(oseph), born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
[11] Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, U.S. politician and jurist in Hawaii: president of Republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first territorial governor 1900–03.
[12] a small portion or share, as of money or food, given to a poor person
[13] the act of giving or distributing such portions
[14] the dole British informal money received from the state while out of work
[15] on the dole British informal receiving such money
[16] archaic fate
[17] (tr usually foll by out ) to distribute, esp in small portions
[18] archaic grief or mourning

Words related to Dole

share, dispensation, trifle, pittance, apportionment, grant, gratuity, portion, modicum, relief, division, parcel, subsistence, quota, donation, mite, charity, gift, handout, benefit

Words nearby Dole

dolce, dolce far niente, dolce vita, dolcelatte, doldrums, dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite

Origin of Dole

21200–50; Middle English do(e)l < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin dolus, for Latin dolor dolor

Word origin for Dole

C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolēre to lament

Synonyms for Dole

allotment, alms, apportionment, benefit, charity, dispensation, distribution, division, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, handout, mite, modicum, parcel, pittance, portion, quota, relief, share, subsistence, trifle, living wage