doles
Metes out carefully
Doles is the plural of dole, which refers to charitable handouts or government benefits for the unemployed.
To be on the dole is to receive such assistance—the phrase carries a faintly dismissive tone.
To dole something out is to distribute it in portions, often sparingly: She doles out praise like it costs her money.
Gains or helpful effects
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
subsidy · handout · relief · support · stipend · allowance · payment · check
Allocation across recipients
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
provision · parceling · divvying · portioning · handout · ration · share · quota
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
anguish · doldrums · dolor · melancholy · suffering · heartache · tribulation · affliction
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
entitlements · subsidy · handout · relief · support · stipend · allowance · payment · check · pittance
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
dispensation · provision · parceling · divvying · portioning · handout · ration · share · quota · disbursement
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
misery · anguish · doldrums · dolor · melancholy · suffering · heartache · tribulation · affliction · distress
- dole outDistribute in portions
- doled outDistributed in portions
- doling outDistributing in portions
- dole queuesLines awaiting unemployment payments
- Bob Dole
dole, doleful, indolent, indolence, dolefully, doled, doling, dolefulness