DOLE OUT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dole out mean? 

• DOLE OUT (verb)
  The verb DOLE OUT has 1 sense:

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions

  Familiarity information: DOLE OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOLE OUT (verb)

Meaning:

Administer or bestow, as in small portions

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

shell out; parcel out; mete out; dole out; distribute; dispense; dish out; deal out; lot; allot; administer; deal

Context examples:

administer critical remarks to everyone present / dole out some money / shell out pocket money for the children / deal a blow to someone

Hypernyms (to "dole out" is one way to...):

give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dole out"):

allot; assign; portion (give out or allot)

reallot (allot again)

deal (distribute to the players in a game)

apply; give (give or convey physically)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody