The act of a pissedoff mother taking ownership of her sons funds and giving it to him in small amounts. Mothers use this phrase when their son has been spending their money on fast women and cheap booze for 5 years.
I'm gonna take his bank card and I'll be "doling" out the money!
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Australia: Unemployment benefits from the government. Known in the US as "welfare".
Also see "dole bludger".
Just heading down to the Centrelink to put in my dole form.
I don't have any money until dole day.
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Unemployment insurance; or, less commonly, any form of public assistance.
Since the company he worked for went out of business and he did not quit or get fired, he was eligible to go on the dole.
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D.O.L.E acronym for Department Of Labour and Employment. unemployment benefit in the UK from 1911 until 2001 when dwp took over and called it job seekers allowance and now universal credit
my granddad was on the D.O.L.E claiming fortnightly giros after the mines shut down. i finished college, couldn't get a job and now i get Universal credit but everyone still calls it "the dole"
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In England, someone who is receiving state welfare, often for long periods of time, even when they could work.
"What's he doing now then?"
"Oh, he's on the dole, while his girlfriend works in social services"
"Sad bastard!"
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1. Common word for the Unemployment Benefit. Basically, money for nothing.
2. A kind of Banana.
1: "I used to be on the dole, but after those WINZ fucks started bothering me every week, I told them to stick it up their ass"
2. "Dang, I wanted Dole bananas, not Bonita bananas!"
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To give/deal. Can be (and often is) followed by 'out'.
I doled out slices of the victory cake to each of the club members.
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