What is another word for doling out?

Pronunciation: [dˈə͡ʊlɪŋ ˈa͡ʊt] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the phrase "doling out," which means to distribute or give out in a controlled or limited way. Some other words that could be used include allocating, dispensing, doling, meting out, giving out, divvying up, distributing, parceling out, apportioning, and rationing. These words all suggest a sense of control or limitation in the distribution, where the person or organization giving out the items or resources is deciding who gets what and how much. Whether doling out food, money, or other resources, these synonyms emphasize the idea of fairness and deliberation in the process.

Famous quotes with Doling out

  • As victors, you may become the bureaucracy: doling out to each his bit as in a poorhouse, assigning to each his task as in a prison.
    Isaac Leib Peretz
  • We feel that we are surrounded by the congregated bones of the great men of past times, who have filled history with their deeds, and the earth with their renown. And yet it almost provokes a smile at the vanity of human ambition to see how they are crowded together and jostled in the dust; what parsimony is observed in doling out a scanty nook, a gloomy corner, a little portion of earth, to those whom, when alive, kingdoms could not satisfy, and how many shapes and forms and artifices are devised to catch the casual notice of the passenger, and save from forgetfulness for a few short years a name which once aspired to occupy ages of the world's thought and admiration.
    Washington Irving

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