Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [dohl]
- /doʊl/
- /dəʊl/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [dohl]
- /doʊl/
Definitions of dole word
- noun dole Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96. 1
- noun dole Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, U.S. politician and jurist in Hawaii: president of Republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first territorial governor 1900–03. 1
- verb with object dole to distribute in charity. 1
- verb with object dole to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usually followed by out): The last of the water was doled out to the thirsty crew. 1
- idioms dole on the dole, receiving payment from the government, as relief: They couldn't afford any luxuries while living on the dole. 1
- noun dole Benefit paid by the government to the unemployed. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of dole
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English dol, Old English gedāl sharing; cf. deal1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dole
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dole popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dole usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dole
noun dole
- share — a plowshare.
- dispensation — an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- trifle — an article or thing of very little value.
- pittance — a small amount or share.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
verb dole
- proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- mete — to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment.
- set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
Antonyms for dole
noun dole
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- lot — lot (def 14).
verb dole
- scare up — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- make a killing — If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
Top questions with dole
- how old is bob dole?
- how to make dole whip?
- what is dole whip?
- what happened to bob dole?
- what does dole mean?
- what is a dole?
- who is bob dole?
- what is a dole whip?
- what does dole stand for?
- what is wrong with bob dole?
- how old is senator bob dole?
- how to make a dole whip?
- where to get dole whip?
- who was sanford b dole?
- where to buy dole whip?