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dole queues

dole queues is the plural of dole queue.

Meaning of dole queue

Noun

dole queue (plural dole queues)

  1. (UK) Historically a queue to receive the dole (unemployment benefit), now used in reference to the number of people who are unemployed and claiming state benefit.
    • It has taken people off the dole queue, and its online jobseekers board is updated daily.2021 September 8, “Network News: HS2 jobs boost - but skills shortage a concern”, in RAIL, number 939, page 16

Questions about dole queues

What is dole queues the plural of?
Dole queues is the plural of dole queue.

Words near dole queues in the dictionary

  1. dole meadows
  2. dole merchant
  3. dole merchants
  4. dole out
  5. dole queue
  6. dole queues
  7. dolebludger
  8. dolebludgers
  9. doled
  10. doled out
  11. doleful

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