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Word: Dole
Speech Type: Noun
Old English dāl ‘division, portion, or share’, of Germanic origin; related to deal. The sense ‘distribution of charitable gifts’ dates from Middle English; the sense ‘unemployment benefit’ dates from the early 20th century
dəʊl
benefit paid by the state to the unemployed
Short Definition:state benefit for the unemployed
Examples:- they are receiving the dole
- my next dole cheque
- another 21,300 people joined the dole queues in May
a person's lot or destiny
Short Definition:person's lot or destiny
Examples:- death be his dole who worst maintains the strife
Word: Dole
Speech Type: Verb
dəʊl
distribute shares of something
Short Definition:distribute shares of something
Examples:- the scanty portions of food doled out to them
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