- dole
- Slang for unemployment.
I'll never be able to work again - I've been so spoiled living on the dole.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
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Dole — Dole … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dole — may refer to: The Grain supply to the city of Rome in ancient times. Since the early 20th Century, a colloquial term referring to government public assistance programs; see Unemployment benefits. Originally it referred to any charitable gift of… … Wikipedia
dôle — ● dôle nom féminin (de la Dôle) Vin rouge du Valais suisse. ● dôle (homonymes) nom féminin (de la Dôle) dol nom masculin dôle n. f. Variété de vin rouge du canton du Valais … Encyclopédie Universelle
Dole — Dole, n. [AS. d[=a]l portion; same word as d[=ae]l. See {Deal}.] 1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment. [1913 Webster] At her general dole, Each receives his ancient soul. Cleveland. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is dealt out; a part, share, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dole — [dəʊl ǁ doʊl] noun [uncountable] informal old fashioned in Britain, money that the government gives to people who are looking for work; = welfare AmE: • A whole generation of miners ended up on the dole. • unemployed demonstrators protest … Financial and business terms
Dole — Dole, Dolé Sans accent final, le nom désigne celui qui est originaire de la ville de Dole, dans le Jura. Le nom Dolé (variante : Dollé), porté notamment en Picardie et en Normandie, est plus incertain. Il peut renvoyer à un nom de localité, par… … Noms de famille
Dolé — Dole, Dolé Sans accent final, le nom désigne celui qui est originaire de la ville de Dole, dans le Jura. Le nom Dolé (variante : Dollé), porté notamment en Picardie et en Normandie, est plus incertain. Il peut renvoyer à un nom de localité, par… … Noms de famille
Dole — (d[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doled} (d[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Doling}.] To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly. [1913 Webster] The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dole — (d[=o]l), n. [OE. deol, doel, dol, OF. doel, fr. doloir to suffer, fr. L. dolere; perh. akin to dolare to hew.] grief; sorrow; lamentation. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] And she died. So that day there was dole in Astolat. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dole — ► NOUN (often in phrase on the dole) Brit. informal ▪ benefit paid by the state to the unemployed. ► VERB (dole out) ▪ distribute. ORIGIN Old English, «division, portion, or share»; related to DEAL(Cf. ↑deal) … English terms dictionary
dole — dole1 [dōl] n. [ME dol < OE dal, a share, parallel to dæl: see DEAL2] 1. a giving out of money or food to those in great need; relief 2. that which is thus given out 3. anything given out sparingly 4. a form of payment by a government to the… … English World dictionary
