The difference between Dish out and Dole out

When used as verbs, dish out means to put (food) on to a dish ready for eating, whereas dole out means to distribute in small amounts.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dish out and Dole out

  1. Dish out as a verb (transitive):

    To put (food) on to a dish ready for eating.

  2. Dish out as a verb (transitive):

    To distribute (a thing).

  3. Dish out as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To distribute or deliver something.

    Examples:

    "She can dish out criticism but she can't take it."

  4. Dish out as a verb (transitive, architecture):

    To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.

  1. Dole out as a verb (idiomatic, transitive):

    To distribute in small amounts.