dole

dole
noun (BrE)
VERB + DOLE
claim, go on, sign on

She lost her job and had to claim dole.

As soon as he was made redundant, he signed on the dole.

draw, get

The factory closure will mean another few hundred people drawing the dole.

DOLE + NOUN
money
queue

School-leavers were joining the dole queue every day.

office
PREPOSITION
off the dole

Many had come off the dole and set up their own small businesses.

on the dole

She was on the dole for three years before she got a job.


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