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Unemployment insurance; or, less commonly, any form of public assistance.
Since the company he worked for went out of business and he did not quit or get fired, he was eligible to go on the dole.
dole by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
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D.O.L.E acronym for Department Of Labour and Employment. unemployment benefit in the UK from 1911 until 2001 when dwp took over and called it job seekers allowance and now universal credit
my granddad was on the D.O.L.E claiming fortnightly giros after the mines shut down. i finished college, couldn't get a job and now i get Universal credit but everyone still calls it "the dole"
dole by Burgerboy118 October 14, 2018
1. Common word for the Unemployment Benefit. Basically, money for nothing.

2. A kind of Banana.
1: "I used to be on the dole, but after those WINZ fucks started bothering me every week, I told them to stick it up their ass"

2. "Dang, I wanted Dole bananas, not Bonita bananas!"
Dole by KeeWee January 12, 2005
To give/deal. Can be (and often is) followed by 'out'.
I doled out slices of the victory cake to each of the club members.
Dole by Diggity Monkeez January 14, 2005
Municipal or state social assistance, specifically welfare. Not to be confused with employment benefits, or "pogey".
People on the dole are so poor they can't even afford to pay attention.
dole by not_on_the_dole_guy December 12, 2006
Someone who cannot be bothered to work and claims money off the state to pay for their drug habbit.
JsT is on the dole and like to buy hash with his dole money.
dole by Bob January 24, 2005