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dole

/dɔʊl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Money or other goods given as charity.
  2. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
  3. Payment by the state to the unemployed.
  4. A boundary; a landmark.
  5. A void space left in tillage.
  6. To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
  7. Sorrow or grief; dolour.
  8. Dolus.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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