- a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity.
- a form of payment to the unemployed instituted by the British government in 1918.
- any similar payment by a government to an unemployed person.
- one's fate or destiny.
- to distribute in charity.
- to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usually followed by out): The last of the water was doled out to the thirsty crew.
- receiving payment from the government, as relief: They couldn't afford any luxuries while living on the dole.
- grief or sorrow; lamentation.
- U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- U.S. politician and jurist in Hawaii: president of Republic of Hawaii 1894–98; first territorial governor 1900–03.
- a small portion or share, as of money or food, given to a poor person
- the act of giving or distributing such portions
- money received from the state while out of work
- receiving such money
- fate
- to distribute, esp in small portions
- grief or mourning
