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What does dole out mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word dole out? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in small amounts.
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I have a birch rod handy to dole out any punishment or I may have to hit you on the hand with a ferula.
Some organisations will dole out cash for you to use to your own ends, whilst others will demand specific stipulations.
Your dog may be willing to do cartwheels for that last morsel of steak on your plate but resist the urge to dole out table scraps.
Most of the quacks will just dole out the pills and the sick notes with hardly a glance at the patient history, or a look at deeper issues.
Please allow us some period of adjustment and development, and then, if we are not cutting the mustard, fine, you can dole out pelters.
There are bagmen who continue to dole out largesse, including brown bags of cash to certain helpful officials at Christmas time.

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