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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 1749 1. to give or deliver in small portions 2. dish out Synonyms: see distribute

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you dole something out, you give a certain amount of it to each member of a group. I got out my wallet and began to dole out the money. = dish out PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

Distribute, divide, apportion, allot, assign, share, deal, deal out.