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dole sth out

informal phrasal verb with dole
 
/dəʊl/
 
US  /doʊl/ verb

Definition

C2 to give something, usually money, to several peopleGiving, providing and supplying
(Definition of dole sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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