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Mete out   /mit aʊt/   Listen
Mete out

verb
1.
Administer or bestow, as in small portions.  Synonyms: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, parcel out, shell out.  "Dole out some money" , "Shell out pocket money for the children" , "Deal a blow to someone" , "The machine dispenses soft drinks"






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"Mete out" Quotes from Famous Books



... therefore must Ebbo and I share it. You must mete out your liquor wisely, you see, enough for the credit of Adlerstein, and enough to keep out the marsh fog, yet not enough to make us snore too soundly. I am going to take my lute; it would be using it ill not to let it enjoy such a chance as ...
— The Dove in the Eagle's Nest • Charlotte M. Yonge

... said thoughtfully, "they don't really have any interest in money. If you'd ever met one, you'd know that the high fee is sort of a penalty they mete out to everyone else for being ...
— No Moving Parts • Murray F. Yaco



Words linked to "Mete out" :   portion, administer, give, reallot, assign, apply



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