dole

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

Noun

1. 1
   Money or other goods given as charity.
2. 2
   Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
3. 3
   Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.
4. 4
   A boundary; a landmark.
5. 5
   A void space left in tillage.
6. 6
   A sorrow or grief; dolour.
7. 7
   Dolus.
8. 8
   Alternative form of dhole (“Asian wild dog”).

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   Dole Constituency, a parliamentary constituency in Zanzibar.
3. 3
   A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
4. 4
   Acronym of Department of Labor and Employment.