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Antonyms for dole out

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dohl
Phonetic Transcription : doÊŠl

Definition of dole out

Origin :
  • Old English dal "state of being divided; sharing, giving out," shortened from gedal "portion," related to dæl "deal," from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon del, Middle Dutch deil, Dutch deel, Old High German teil, German Teil). On the dole is 1920s.
  • verb allocate, distribute
Example sentences :
  • Do not dole out money to your wife as though she were a beggar.
  • Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • What is the cause of this parsimony of the liberty which you dole out to the people?
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on the Present Discontents » by Edmund Burke
  • You force me to dole out what ought to be unmeasured to all human creatures.
  • Extract from : « The Mesmerist's Victim » by Alexandre Dumas
  • I keep the purse, and dole out sovereigns with all the pangs of a miser.
  • Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) » by George Eliot
  • At present I am the Dives of the mess and dole out luxuries to these Lazaruses.
  • Extract from : « Carry On » by Coningsby Dawson
  • And then four girls ought to sit on the top of each barrel, and dole out the wine from where they sit in long-eared rummers.
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • But here is one to whom they cannot dole out pennies: with one white arm-sweep she gathers in a golden harvest.
  • Extract from : « A New Atmosphere » by Gail Hamilton
  • I shall make no row about it; and, since you can dole out the caps to your own pet chums, and no one can stop you—do it!
  • Extract from : « Acton's Feud » by Frederick Swainson
  • When the poor are to be relieved, the officers appointed to dole out public charity assemble and eat upon it.
  • Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index » by Various
  • I could dole out secretaryships and lordships, and never a one without getting something in return.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for dole out

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