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DOLE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dole" is a kind of...):
public assistance; social welfare; welfare (governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("dole" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb dole