Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic transitive English) To distribute in small amounts.
WordNet
v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot]
Usage examples of "dole out".
As she confronts each new situation, she seeks out a supplier to dole out the answers each day.
That would do for a miracle till God decide to dole out a bigger one somewhere else.
As the dates on the List grow few and our two years of separation loom large, Clare is secretly convinced she can find me in real time if I would only dole out a few facts.
Are the curates to be seduced from their bishops by holding out to them the delusive hope of a dole out of the spoils of their own order?
Maboyo liked to dole out supplies slowly, over time, making each purchase seem precious and extracting as much gold from the customer as possible.
He would let them get sick before he would dole out a very small amount.
Just give me the driblets you're willing to dole out, and let me worry whether what you don't care to tell me will stab me in the night.