doled

  • 11dole — dole1 /dohl/, n., v., doled, doling. n. 1. a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., esp. as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance. 2. a dealing out or distributing, esp. in charity. 3. a form of payment to the unemployed… …

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  • 12distribute — distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole are comparable when they mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. Distribute implies either an apportioning among many by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts, and… …

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  • 13dole — I UK [dəʊl] / US [doʊl] noun [uncountable] British * money that people who do not have a job get from the government. The American word is unemployment compensation Have you received your dole money yet? the dole: He is unemployed and claiming… …

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  • 14dole out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dole out : present tense I/you/we/they dole out he/she/it doles out present participle doling out past tense doled out past participle doled out informal to give something, such as food or money, to a… …

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  • 15dole out — {v. phr.} To measure out sparingly. * /Since the water ration was running low in the desert, the camp commandant doled out small cups of water to each soldier./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 16dole out — {v. phr.} To measure out sparingly. * /Since the water ration was running low in the desert, the camp commandant doled out small cups of water to each soldier./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17diffuse diffused — distributed distributed adj. 1. spread from a central location to multiple points or recipients. Opposite of {concentrated}. [Narrower terms: {apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out}; {diffuse, diffused}; {dispensed};… …

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  • 18dispensed — distributed distributed adj. 1. spread from a central location to multiple points or recipients. Opposite of {concentrated}. [Narrower terms: {apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out}; {diffuse, diffused}; {dispensed};… …

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  • 19dispersed spread — distributed distributed adj. 1. spread from a central location to multiple points or recipients. Opposite of {concentrated}. [Narrower terms: {apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out}; {diffuse, diffused}; {dispensed};… …

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  • 20distributed — adj. 1. spread from a central location to multiple points or recipients. Opposite of {concentrated}. [Narrower terms: {apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out}; {diffuse, diffused}; {dispensed}; {dispersed, spread}; {divided,… …

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