What is another name for the Dole?

What is another word for dole?

What does it mean when someone is on the dole?

: receiving money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor They’ve been on the dole for a year. They’re going on the dole.

Why do we say on the dole?

On The Dole The benefit paid out to unemployed people in the UK has been known as the dole since the end of the First World War. The word comes from the term doling-out, as it was seen as a charitable gift from the state, after the trauma of war.

Is dole out slang?

distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts.

Are there any synonyms for the word dole?

Here’s a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc. Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

What does the idiom’on the dole’mean?

on the dole. idiom. : receiving money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor They’ve been on the dole for a year.

When do you take a Dole form back to dole office?

A portion of an object or of material, especially when produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole “I took the form back to the dole office and enquired, ever so politely, why they had filled it in incorrectly.”

Where can I find a dictionary of slang?

Search the slang thesaurus: Enter a slang word (e.g. kicks) or a meaning (e.g. shoes.) Words can have more than one definition. Each different definition corresponds to a different meaning. For example, here are two definitions from the slang word kicks: shoes. Those are some nice kicks. to be great. This restaurant kicks.