Dole
WordNet

noun


(1)   Money received from the state
(2)   A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
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Verb



dole
  1. To distribute in small amounts; to share out, small portions of a meagre resource.

Noun



  1. money or other goods given as charity
  2. payment by the state to the unemployed
    I get my dole paid twice a week.
    I’ve been on the dole for two years now.
  3. sorrow or grief; dolour
 
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