on the dole
to be receiving unemployment benefit
TRANSLATION
dole = Arbeitslosengeld, Arbeitslosenunterstützung
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
National Union of Students president Owain James said: "It is incredible that in the 21st century students are being treated as second-class citizens - they would be better off on benefits."
But a spokesman for the Department for Education and Skills said: "To suggest that students would be better off ON THE DOLE is irresponsible and untrue."
(BBC News - 20 February 2002)
But a spokesman for the Department for Education and Skills said: "To suggest that students would be better off ON THE DOLE is irresponsible and untrue."
(BBC News - 20 February 2002)
Did you
know?
on the dole (British idiom)
- Receiving regular relief payments from the government.
Etymology: Middle English dol, part, share, from Old English dal.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms for dole:
allocation, allotment, allowance, alms, apportionment, benefit, charity, dispensation, distribution, division, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, handout, quota, relief, share, subsistence
Note:
to dole out = to distribute
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"It is the hope of all of us in Germany that the new government will be able to reduce the number of people on the dole"
- Receiving regular relief payments from the government.
Etymology: Middle English dol, part, share, from Old English dal.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms for dole:
allocation, allotment, allowance, alms, apportionment, benefit, charity, dispensation, distribution, division, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, handout, quota, relief, share, subsistence
Note:
to dole out = to distribute
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"It is the hope of all of us in Germany that the new government will be able to reduce the number of people on the dole"
