dole

Universal Words noun, verb noun [sing.] (usually the dole) (BrE, informal) money paid by the state to unemployed people: He's been on the dole (= without a job) for a year. * It is feared the government might change the rules for claiming dole. * lengthening dole queues * We could all be in the dole queue on Monday (= have lost our jobs). verb PHRASALVERBS dole sth<->out (to sb) to give out an amount of food, money, etc. to a number of people in a group