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Word: Dole
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dəʊl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
distribute shares of something
Short Definition:distribute shares of something
Examples:- the scanty portions of food doled out to them
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