noun. The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed.

noun. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given.

noun. One's fate.

transitive verb. To give out, especially in portions or shares; allot or distribute. Often used with out: synonym: distribute.

idiom. (on the dole) Receiving regular relief payments from or as if from the government.

noun. Sorrow; grief; dolor.

noun. A part apportioned or divided out; portion; share; lot; fortune: same as deal

noun. In mining, one of the shares or parts into which a parcel of ore is divided for distribution among the various persons to whom it belongs.

noun. A portion of money, food, or other things distributed in charity; what is given in charity; alms; gratuity.

noun. The act of dealing out or distributing: as, the power of dole and donative.

noun. Grief; sorrow; lamentation; mourning.

noun. Specifically The moaning of doves.

noun. In falconry, a flock of turtle-doves.

To pare and thin (leather or skins).

noun. In Scots law, malevolent intention; malice.

noun. A low flat place.

noun. A boundary; a landmark.

noun. The goal in a game.

noun. A strip of land left unplowed between two plowed portions; a broad balk.

noun. A part or portion of a meadow in which several persons have shares. See dole-meadow.

To give in portions or small quantities, as alms to the poor; apportion; distribute; deal: commonly with out: often implying that what is distributed is limited in quantity or is given grudgingly.

noun. See dolus.

noun. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.

noun. That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance.

noun. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.

noun. A boundary; a landmark.

noun. A void space left in tillage.

noun. beer bestowed as alms.

noun. bread bestowed as alms.

noun. a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share.

noun. receiving financial assistance from a governmental agency, such as a welfare agency.

noun. grief; sorrow; lamentation.

transitive verb. To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

verb. To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

noun. Money or other goods given as charity.

noun. Payment by the state to the unemployed.

noun. Sorrow or grief; dolour.

noun. money received from the state

noun. a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

"To be on the dole is a horrible experience; therefore it is no worse to be in the torture-chambers of the Gestapo."

happy man be his dole  

doled  doling  

part  percentage  portion  public assistance  share  

Cole  Kohl  Nicole  Ole  Pole  

pittance  remittance  stipend  

accord  ace  adjunct  administer  administration  

dolus  

doled  dolefulness  doles  doless  doling