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Definition of Dole out
1. Verb. Administer or bestow, as in small portions. "They dole out the people the food"; "The machine dispenses soft drinks"
Generic synonyms: Give
Specialized synonyms: Allot, Assign, Portion, Reallot, Deal, Apply, Give
Derivative terms: Allotment, Deal, Dispensation, Dispensation, Dispenser, Dispenser, Distributer, Distribution, Distributor
Definition of Dole out
1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To distribute in small amounts. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To generate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dole Out
Literary usage of Dole out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"I have this time fought resolutely to preserve a copy for you, though they do
but dole out four to me. Whether you will like it, I cannot guess, ..."
2. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"I have this time fought resolutely to preserve a copy for you, though they do
but dole out four to me. Whether you will like it, I cannot guess, ..."
3. A Policy of Free Exchange: Essays by Various Writers on the Economical and by Thomas Mackay (1894)
"The Socialist would confiscate all private property, and dole out to each ...
But in order that there shall be something to dole out the inhabitants of the ..."
4. A commentary on the first Epistle to the Corinthians by Thomas Charles Edwards (1885)
"But without love they profit a man nothing in the sight of God. т/rш/u£7ш, "dole
out in food" (Evans). The aor. adds emphasis: "if I dole out all at once. ..."
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