dole
41dole — 1 noun (U) BrE 1 money given by the government in Britain to people who are unemployed: be/go on the dole (=be or become unemployed and receive money from the government): Kevin was on the dole for a year before he got a job. 2 the dole queue a)… …
42Dole — This interesting and unusual surname is a German variant of Dole, which is of French origin, and is derived from a nickname for a troubled or anxious person, from the Old French dole , from dolere , to hurt, dolet , it is a matter of regret;… …
43dole — [[t]do͟ʊl[/t]] doles, doling, doled 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N The dole is money that is given regularly by the government to people who are unemployed. [BRIT] Syn: benefit (in AM, usually use welfare) 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR Someone who …
44dole — I. /doʊl / (say dohl) noun 1. a portion of money, food, etc., given, especially in charity or for maintenance. 2. a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity. 3. a payment by a government to an unemployed person. 4. Obsolete one s fate… …
45Dole — (as used in expressions) Dole, Bob Robert Joseph Dole Dole, Sanford Ballard …
46dole — [OE] In Old English, the noun dāl meant simply ‘part, portion’ (it came from a Germanic base *dail , which also produced English deal). By the 14th century this had developed into the more specific ‘portion (of food, money, etc) handed out as a… …
47dole — a payment by the state to the involuntarily unemployed Originally, a portion, whence a gift made regularly to the poor, as dole bread or dolemoney, and at funerals dole meats: She s on the dole, so hopefully we ll trace her soon enough… …
48dole — I [dəʊl] verb dole sth out II the dole [dəʊl] noun [singular] British money that people who do not have a job get from the government She s been on the dole (= getting government money) for over a year.[/ex] …
49dole — I [[t]doʊl[/t]] n. v. doled, dol•ing 1) an allotment of money, food, etc., esp. as given at regular intervals by a charity 2) to distribute in charity 3) to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usu. fol. by out): to dole out water during a… …
50Dôle — 1. Aus Dôle kommen gute Krieger nicht, so wenig man aus Binsen Lanzen flicht. – Illustrirte Zeitung, 1447. Dôle am Doubs, wo 1870 Garibaldi sein Hauptquartier aufgeschlagen hatte. 2. Dôle besitzt die Schönheit in triplo: die schönste Brücke, die… …
