From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdole something ↔ out phrasal verb informalGIVEto give something such as money, food, advice etc to more than one person to Vera was doling out candy to all the kids. → dole→ See Verb table
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dole out• Mr James rationally doling it out.• She liked to be frugal: to have money and carefully dole it out.• On the campaign trail, Dole has ruled out cutting defense, Social Security and Medicare.• If Dole figures out how to take his vaunted inside political skills public, watch out.• Doctors tended to dole them out liberally.• In 1988, soon after losing the Illinois primary to George Bush, Dole dropped out of the race.• It s going to take a bit of time for the factories to dole us out some more.• How does Dole reach out to a rival who has no reason to quit?dole to• How does Dole reach out to a rival who has no reason to quit? 