(the) dole queue
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the dole queue — UK / US noun British the number of people who do not have a job and who are receiving money from the government … English dictionary
Al Baker And The Dole Queue — est un groupe de folk acoustique originaire de Manchester au Royaume Uni, et mené par Alex Baker. Portail de la musique … Wikipédia en Français
dole queue — ➔ queue1 * * * dole queue UK US noun [C] UK (US unemployment line) ECONOMICS ► used to refer to the number of unemployed people in a particular place at a particular time: »Thousands of graduates look set to join the dole queue in the current… … Financial and business terms
dole queue — dole queues N COUNT When people talk about the dole queue, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed. [BRIT] Another 29,100 people have joined the dole queue. ...a backdrop of… … English dictionary
dole queue — / dəυl kju:/ noun a line of people waiting to collect their unemployment money (NOTE: The US term is dole line.) … Dictionary of banking and finance
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queue — ▪ I. queue queue 1 [kjuː] noun [countable] 1. a line of people waiting to enter a building, buy something etc; = line AmE: • There may be long queues outside stores at sale times. ˈdole queue … Financial and business terms
dole — dole1 [dəul US doul] n [U] informal 1.) BrE money given by the government in Britain to people who are unemployed be/go on the dole (=be unemployed and receiving money from the government) ▪ Too many young people are still on the dole. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
queue — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑line ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, long ▪ growing, lengthening ▪ orderly ▪ Please form an orderly queu … Collocations dictionary
dole — noun (BrE) VERB + DOLE ▪ claim, go on, sign on ▪ She lost her job and had to claim dole. ▪ As soon as he was made redundant, he signed on the dole. ▪ draw … Collocations dictionary
