dole
/dəʊl/noun
उच्चारण डोल
बेरोज़गारी भत्ता
Core word
- 1
[sing.] British, informal
(usually the dole) money paid by the state to people who are unemployed
बेरोज़गारी भत्ता
- He has been living on the dole since the factory closed.
- the dole queue
- Many workers had to go on the dole after the mill closed.
+ 2 more examples
- The government has promised to reduce the number of people on the dole.
- He felt ashamed of living on the dole and looked for work every day.
Synonyms unemployment benefit benefit
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
the dole (noun)
The dole is British informal for money paid by the state to unemployed people. It takes the definite article.
'The dole' बेरोज़गार लोगों को राज्य द्वारा दिए जाने वाले धन के लिए British अनौपचारिक शब्द है। इसके साथ 'the' आता है।
- He lived on the dole for six months.
- The dole was hardly enough to pay the rent.
be / go on the dole
Be on the dole means be receiving unemployment pay; go on the dole means start receiving it.
'Be on the dole' का अर्थ बेरोज़गारी भत्ता पाना और 'go on the dole' का अर्थ उसे पाना शुरू करना है।
- After the factory closed, many workers went on the dole.
- She has been on the dole since March.
dole sth out (phrasal verb)
Dole out means to give out money, food or advice in small amounts.
'Dole out' का अर्थ पैसा, भोजन या सलाह छोटी मात्राओं में बाँटना है।
- Volunteers doled out food packets to the flood victims.
- The teacher doled out advice sparingly.
dole queue / dole money
As a modifier it appears in dole queue and dole money.
Modifier के रूप में यह dole queue और dole money में आता है।
- The dole queue grew longer every month.
- He spent his dole money on bread and milk.
dole as a verb
Dole can be used without out in older texts, as in 'dole bread to the poor'. Today dole out is the usual phrasal verb.
पुराने पाठों में 'dole' बिना 'out' के भी आता है, जैसे 'dole bread to the poor'। आज 'dole out' सामान्य phrasal verb है।
- The monks doled bread to the poor.
- The clerk doled out the forms one by one.
+Collocations 5
verb + the dole
be ongo oncome offlive onsign on for
- He came off the dole after finding a job.
dole + noun
queuemoneyofficepaymentcheque
- A long dole queue stood outside the office.
dole out
dole out fooddole out moneydole out advicedole out praisedole out punishment
- The judge doled out severe punishment.
adverb + dole out
sparinglyfreelyequallygenerouslycarefully
- The headmaster doled out praise sparingly.
dole + unemployment
joblessunemployedredundantlaid off
- The jobless workers lined up at the dole office.
“More examples 6
- Many young graduates in the 1980s were on the dole.
1980 के दशक में कई युवा स्नातक बेरोज़गारी भत्ते पर थे।
- The charity doled out blankets to the homeless.
दान संस्था ने बेघर लोगों को कंबल बाँटे।
- Radhika read a novel about a family living on the dole.
राधिका ने बेरोज़गारी भत्ते पर जी रहे एक परिवार के बारे में एक उपन्यास पढ़ा।
- The queen doled out gold coins to the poor.
रानी ने ग़रीबों को सोने के सिक्के बाँटे।
- He did not want to live on the dole for long.
वह ज़्यादा समय तक बेरोज़गारी भत्ते पर नहीं जीना चाहता था।
- The government wanted fewer people to depend on the dole.
सरकार चाहती थी कि कम लोग बेरोज़गारी भत्ते पर निर्भर रहें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is in the dole.
✓ He is on the dole.
The fixed expression uses on, not in.
इस निश्चित अभिव्यक्ति में 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ The volunteers doled the food out the flood victims.
✓ The volunteers doled the food out to the flood victims.
Dole out needs to before the receiver.
'Dole out' में पाने वाले से पहले 'to' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
be/go on the dole
(British, informal) to be or become unemployed and receive money from the state
बेरोज़गारी भत्ते पर गुज़ारा करना
- Thousands went on the dole after the mills shut down.
- He has been on the dole for a year.
→Phrasal verbs 1
dole sth out
to give out an amount of money, food or advice to a number of people
बाँटना, थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके देना
- The landlord doled out small loans at high interest.
- She is always doling out advice to her younger cousins.