Synonyms for on the dole
- between jobs
- collecting unemployment benefits
- laid off
- out of a job
- out of work
- without employment
- without gainful employment
- workless
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English dal "state of being divided; sharing, giving out," shortened from gedal "portion," related to dæl "deal," from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (cf. Old Frisian and Old Saxon del, Middle Dutch deil, Dutch deel, Old High German teil, German Teil). On the dole is 1920s.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR ON THE DOLE
jobless
adjectiveunemployedout of work
adjectivenot employedunemployed
adjectivewithout a jobRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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