dole

/doul/

Thân thiện

He receives his weekly dole payment at the post office.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Money received from the state: A regular payment made by the government to unemployed people.
   • A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given: A portion of something, especially food or money, distributed as charity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He has been on the dole for six months since losing his job.
  • In the past, the church would distribute a dole of bread to the poor.

Advanced Usage

• "to be/go on the dole": To receive government unemployment benefits.
  • Many young people were forced to go on the dole during the recession.
• "dole out" (phrasal verb): To distribute something, especially in small amounts or in a limited way.
  • The organization doles out food parcels every Friday.
  • The teacher doled out praise sparingly.

Variants and Related Words

• Doleful (adj): Expressing sorrow; mournful.
  • He gave a doleful sigh.

Synonyms

• Unemployment benefit(s): Money paid by the state to unemployed people.
• Welfare: Financial support given by the government to people in need.
• Charity: The voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money or food, to those in need.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Dole out: To distribute or give out something, often in a careful or miserly way.
  • The manager doled out the tasks for the day.

Học thuật

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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