dole money
noun
: money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor
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To counter such encroachment, India, which was the largest recipient of global foreign aid until the early 1990s, has started to dole money out.
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Rani D. Mullen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2015
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Rani D. Mullen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2015
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“Dole money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dole%20money. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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