dole
noun
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
will dole
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future tenseof dole.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Bernstein models that CoreWeave will dole out $30 billion toward capital expenditures, resulting in $23 billion of negative free cash flow in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
Now I have only a handful of later volumes left to read, which I will dole out over the coming years: The thought of having no new Highsmith to read leaves me a little bereft.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The department’s Office on Violence Against Women will dole out $10 million in grants for states to crack down on online bullying.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
Hopkins will dole out grants of up to $200,000 over five years, with some money going to outside universities and businesses that want to partner with Hopkins on devices and other innovations for older adults.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
"The fact is," Mr. Drake went on, "we are very poor—absolutely poor, Mr. Wingfold—so poor that I may not even refuse the trifling annuity my late congregation will dole out to me."
From Paul Faber, Surgeon by George MacDonald
