dole
noun
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
doled
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past participleof dole.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dole.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dolenouna portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
Example Sentences
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For SpaceX, the fee was 0.7%; that number is small but it still came to about $500 million, to be doled out by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the lead banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
What’s left over will be doled out to individual investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
But to determine a mother-worthy performance, one must first understand how the title was originally doled out.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Previously, the consequence was only doled out when people with such debt sought to renew their passports.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
‘No! I have provided it: all that you will get till noon. Food is now doled out by order.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
