on the dole meaning

  "on the dole" in a sentence
(informal)
  Living on unemployment or other benefit

[American slang]
receiving welfare money.
  I spent six months on the dole, and believe me, it's no picnic.

[British slang]
on the dole
Phrs. Receiving social security benefits. {Informal}

Examples

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  1. some people have gone on the dole for years
  2. after she lost a leg, she went on the dole
  3. will persons going on the dole be respected
  4. they lived in the uncertainty on the dole
  5. gilligan's listed here as living in a council flat on the dole

Related Words

        dole:    Noun: dole  dówlUsage: BritA ...
        dole bludger:    Noun: dole bludgerUsage: Austral(infor ...
        dole out:    Verb: dole out  dówl awtAdmi ...
        dole queue:    Noun: dole queueUsage: Brit (=unemploy ...
        dole-bludger:     noun (Aust and NZ slang)  O ...
        dole sth out:    [American slang]to distribute somethin ...
        on the dot:    Adverb: on the dotJust as it should be ...
        on the defensive:    [American slang]weary and ready to def ...
        on the double:    [American idiom]very fast. (Informal.) ...
        on the decline:    In the process of becoming less, deter ...
        on the drip:    [British slang]on the dripPhrs. Paying ...
        on the danger list:    (in a hospital, etc) categorized as be ...
        on the ebb:     (figurative)1. In decline2. Failing
        on the cutting edge:    [American slang]Fig. [for someone] to ...
        on the edge:    [American slang]Fig. very anxious and ...
        on the cusp:    [American slang]Fig. at the point in t ...

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  7. on the double meaning
  8. on the drip meaning
  9. on the ebb meaning
  10. on the edge meaning
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