noun
- a giving out of money or food to those in great need; relief
- that which is thus given out
- anything given out sparingly
- a form of payment by a government to the unemployed, as in England: usually preceded by the
- Archaic one's destiny or lot
Origin:
ME dol < OE dal, a share, parallel to dæl: see deal
transitive verb doled, doling
to give sparingly or as a dole: usually with out