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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
dole
dole [dole doles doled doling] noun, verb BrE [dəʊl] NAmE [doʊl] noun singular (usually the dole) (BrE, informal) money paid by the state to unemployed people •He's been on the dole (= without a job) for a year. •The government is changing the rules for claiming dole. •lengthening dole queues •We could all be in the dole queue on Monday (= have lost our jobs). Word Origin: Old English dāl ‘division, portion, or share’, of Germanic origin; related to ↑deal. The sense ‘distribution of charitable gifts’ dates from Middle English; the sense ‘unemployment benefit’ dates from the early 20th cent. Collocations: Unemployment Losing your job lose your job (BrE) become/be made redundant be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement face/be threatened with dismissal/(BrE) the sack/(BrE) compulsory redundancy dismiss/fire/ (especially BrE) sack an employee/a worker/a manager lay off staff/workers/employees (AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) retrench workers cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce (BrE) make staff/workers/employees redundant Being unemployed be unemployed/out of work/out of a job seek/look for work/employment be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both BrE) unemployment benefit/jobseeker's allowance be/go/live/sign (BrE, informal) on the dole claim/draw/get (BrE, informal) the dole be on/qualify for (NAmE) unemployment (compensation) be/go/live/depend (NAmE) on welfare collect/receive (NAmE) welfare combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment Example Bank: •Many had come off the dole and set up their own small businesses. •School leavers were joining the dole queue every day. •She lost her job and had to claim dole. •She was on the dole for three years before she got a job. •The factory closure will mean another few hundred people drawing the dole. Derived: ↑dole something out verb Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English dāl ‘division, portion, or share’, of Germanic origin; related to ↑deal. The sense ‘distribution of charitable gifts’ dates from Middle English; the sense ‘unemployment benefit’ dates from the early 20th cent.
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