dole

noun/doʊl/

Frequency rank: #9,247 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

government unemployment benefit; to distribute something in small portions.

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Example sentence

After losing his job, he had to live on the dole for several months.

Synonyms & related words

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