See dole in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Assistance, especially money, food, and other necessities, given to the needy or dispossessed:
aid, handout, public assistance, relief, welfare. See helpThat which is allotted:
allocation, allotment, allowance, lot, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split. (Informal) cut. (Slang) divvy. See collect
phrasal verb dole outTo give out in portions or shares:
deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, parcel out, portion (out), ration (out), share. (Slang) divvy. See collect
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