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Definition of
dole noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dole
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
doʊl
/
/
[
singular
]
the dole
(
informal
)
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payments or goods given by the government or a charity to people who are poor or unemployed
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