dole
Pronunciation
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[change]- (uncountable) A dole is money given as charity or welfare to someone who is poor.
- The closing of the steel plant put a hundred families on the dole.
Verb
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- (transitive) When you dole something out, you distribute a product to a large number of people, often free of charge.
- The Union Station Foundation doled out 1,000 free turkeys to needy families over the holidays.