noun ( BrE )
VERB + DOLE
▪ claim , go on , sign on
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She lost her job and had to claim ~.
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As soon as he was made redundant, he signed on the ~.
▪ draw , get
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The factory closure will mean another few hundred people drawing the ~.
DOLE + NOUN
▪ money
▪ queue
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School-leavers were joining the ~ queue every day.
▪ office
PREPOSITION
▪ off the ~
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Many had come off the ~ and set up their own small businesses.
▪ on the ~
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She was on the ~ for three years before she got a job.