1. Money received from the state
   "He relied on dole to make ends meet during his unemployment";
   - pogy [Cdn, informal], pogey [Cdn, informal]
    
2. [Brit, archaic, informal] A share of money, food or clothing that has been charitably given
   "The unemployed workers relied on the weekly dole to make ends meet"

1. Give or provide in small portions
   "dole out some money";
   - distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out, mete

Sounds like: doe, dough, dohe, dol

Derived forms: doled, doling, doles

Type of: give, part, percentage, portion, public assistance, share, social welfare, welfare

Encyclopedia: Dole, Ljubuški