To dole out is to hand something out in small measured amounts. Dole out the rations.
It carries a note of reluctance, as if the giver would rather not. The word is related to an old sense of a share given in charity, which is where the benefit got its name.
1phrasedole outTo hand something out in small measured amounts.
“They dole out the good jobs to whoever asks most often.”
dole out is an action.